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#D5D4CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D5D4CD

With the hex code #D5D4CD, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDCED5, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green212
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #D5D4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D5D4CD.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D5D4CD.
14.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5D4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5D4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D3D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5D4CD?

With the hex code #D5D4CD, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D5D4CD?

Use black text. Black on #D5D4CD has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5D4CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDCED5, and analogous partners are #D5D0CD and #D2D5CD.