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#D6CDCC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D6CDCC

#D6CDCC 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, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 3.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD5D6 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D6CDCC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red214
Green205
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #D6CDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D6CDCC.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D6CDCC.
13.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6CDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6CDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8CCCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6CDCC?

#D6CDCC 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, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D6CDCC?

Use black text. Black on #D6CDCC has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6CDCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD5D6, and analogous partners are #D6CCD0 and #D6D2CC.