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#D4DED7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D4DED7

#D4DED7 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DED4DB (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green222
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D4DED7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4DED7.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4DED7.
15.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DED7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DED7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDCD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDBD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DEDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DED7?

#D4DED7 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4DED7?

Use black text. Black on #D4DED7 has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DED7?

Its complementary colour is #DED4DB, and analogous partners are #D6DED4 and #D4DEDC.