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#DFD8D1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFD8D1

With the hex code #DFD8D1, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% 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 4.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D8DF, 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 — 14.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green216
Blue209

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #DFD8D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD8D1.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD8D1.
14.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD8D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD8D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD8D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDAD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D6D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD8D1?

With the hex code #DFD8D1, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% 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 #DFD8D1?

Use black text. Black on #DFD8D1 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD8D1?

Its complementary colour is #D1D8DF, and analogous partners are #DFD1D1 and #DFDFD1.