#DCD3D5
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #DCD3D5
#DCD3D5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 83% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 3.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3DCDA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCD3D5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCD3D5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #DCD3D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCD3D5?
#DCD3D5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 83% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DCD3D5?
Use black text. Black on #DCD3D5 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD3D5?
Its complementary colour is #D3DCDA, and analogous partners are #DCD3DA and #DCD6D3.