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#DFD5D7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFD5D7

With the hex code #DFD5D7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% 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 4.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5DFDD, 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 — 14.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green213
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DFD5D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD5D7.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD5D7.
14.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD5D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD5D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D6D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D4D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD5D7?

With the hex code #DFD5D7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% 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 #DFD5D7?

Use black text. Black on #DFD5D7 has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD5D7?

Its complementary colour is #D5DFDD, and analogous partners are #DFD5DC and #DFD8D5.