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#D4D1CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D4D1CD

#D4D1CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Gray (ΔE 2.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDD0D4 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4D1CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green209
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 2.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D4D1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4D1CD.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4D1CD.
13.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4D1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4D1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D2CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5D0D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4D1CD?

#D4D1CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4D1CD?

Use black text. Black on #D4D1CD has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4D1CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD0D4, and analogous partners are #D4CDCD and #D4D4CD.