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#D8D3DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D8D3DA

With the hex code #D8D3DA, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 83% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5DAD3, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red216
Green211
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #D8D3DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D8D3DA.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D8D3DA.
14.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8D3DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8D3DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D4DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8D4D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8D3DA?

With the hex code #D8D3DA, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 83% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D8D3DA?

Use black text. Black on #D8D3DA has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8D3DA?

Its complementary colour is #D5DAD3, and analogous partners are #D4D3DA and #DAD3D8.