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#DFD1D2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFD1D2

With the hex code #DFD1D2, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1DFDE, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green209
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #DFD1D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD1D2.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD1D2.
14.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD1D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD1D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D3D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D5D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D0D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD1D2?

With the hex code #DFD1D2, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD1D2?

Use black text. Black on #DFD1D2 has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD1D2?

Its complementary colour is #D1DFDE, and analogous partners are #DFD1D9 and #DFD7D1.