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#D7D2CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D7D2CC

#D7D2CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% 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 3.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD1D7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7D2CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red215
Green210
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #D7D2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7D2CC.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7D2CC.
13.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7D2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7D2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9D1D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7D2CC?

#D7D2CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% 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 #D7D2CC?

Use black text. Black on #D7D2CC has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7D2CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD1D7, and analogous partners are #D7CCCC and #D7D7CC.