#DBDAE0
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #DBDAE0
#DBDAE0 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 85% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFE0DA (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBDAE0
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBDAE0?
#DBDAE0 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 85% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DBDAE0?
Use black text. Black on #DBDAE0 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBDAE0?
Its complementary colour is #DFE0DA, and analogous partners are #DADCE0 and #DEDAE0.