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#D6CCCD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D6CCCD

#D6CCCD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD6D5 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D6CCCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red214
Green204
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D6CCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D6CCCD.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D6CCCD.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6CCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6CCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8CBCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6CCCD?

#D6CCCD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% 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 #D6CCCD?

Use black text. Black on #D6CCCD has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6CCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CCD6D5, and analogous partners are #D6CCD2 and #D6D0CC.