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#DFD7D1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFD7D1

#DFD7D1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1D9DF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD7D1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green215
Blue209

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #DFD7D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD7D1.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD7D1.
14.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD7D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD7D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D7D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD9D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D5D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD7D1?

#DFD7D1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% 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 #DFD7D1?

Use black text. Black on #DFD7D1 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD7D1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D9DF, and analogous partners are #DFD1D2 and #DFDED1.