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#DFDEE0

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFDEE0

With the hex code #DFDEE0, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% 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 4.2 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFE0DE, 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 15.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green222
Blue224

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #DFDEE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFDEE0.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFDEE0.
15.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFDEE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFDEE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDEE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDEE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFDEDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFDEE0?

With the hex code #DFDEE0, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFDEE0?

Use black text. Black on #DFDEE0 has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFDEE0?

Its complementary colour is #DFE0DE, and analogous partners are #DEDEE0 and #E0DEE0.