#D7CFCC
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #D7CFCC
#D7CFCC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 81% 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 3.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD4D7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7CFCC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D7CFCC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D7CFCC?
#D7CFCC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 81% 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 #D7CFCC?
Use black text. Black on #D7CFCC has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D7CFCC?
Its complementary colour is #CCD4D7, and analogous partners are #D7CCCF and #D7D4CC.