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#DFD1D8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFD1D8

With the hex code #DFD1D8, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% 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 6.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1DFD8, 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 14.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green209
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DFD1D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD1D8.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD1D8.
14.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD1D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD1D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D3D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D5D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD1D8?

With the hex code #DFD1D8, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD1D8?

Use black text. Black on #DFD1D8 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD1D8?

Its complementary colour is #D1DFD8, and analogous partners are #DFD1DF and #DFD1D1.