#DCD5D3
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #DCD5D3
#DCD5D3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% 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 3.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3DADC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCD5D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.50:1, 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 #DCD5D3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #DCD5D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCD5D3?
#DCD5D3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% 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 #DCD5D3?
Use black text. Black on #DCD5D3 has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD5D3?
Its complementary colour is #D3DADC, and analogous partners are #DCD3D6 and #DCDAD3.