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#DFD3CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFD3CD

With the hex code #DFD3CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% 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 5.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDD9DF, 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 — 14.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green211
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #DFD3CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD3CD.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD3CD.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D4CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D1D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3CD?

With the hex code #DFD3CD, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD3CD?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3CD has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD9DF, and analogous partners are #DFCDD0 and #DFDCCD.