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#D8D1CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D8D1CD

With the hex code #D8D1CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% 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 3.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDD4D8, 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 — 13.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green209
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #D8D1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D8D1CD.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D8D1CD.
13.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8D1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8D1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAD0D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8D1CD?

With the hex code #D8D1CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D8D1CD?

Use black text. Black on #D8D1CD has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8D1CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD4D8, and analogous partners are #D8CDCF and #D8D6CD.