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#DEE0DF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DEE0DF

With the hex code #DEE0DF, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0DEDF, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green224
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #DEE0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEE0DF.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEE0DF.
15.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDFDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE0E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE0DF?

With the hex code #DEE0DF, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE0DF?

Use black text. Black on #DEE0DF has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE0DF?

Its complementary colour is #E0DEDF, and analogous partners are #DEE0DE and #DEE0E0.