#DAD8DE
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #DAD8DE
#DAD8DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 3.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCDED8 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAD8DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DAD8DE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DAD8DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAD8DE?
#DAD8DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DAD8DE?
Use black text. Black on #DAD8DE has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAD8DE?
Its complementary colour is #DCDED8, and analogous partners are #D8D9DE and #DDD8DE.