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#DFE0DE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFE0DE

With the hex code #DFE0DE, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 4.6 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFDEE0, 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 15.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green224
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #DFE0DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFE0DE.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFE0DE.
15.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE0DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE0DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E0DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E0DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE0DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE0DE?

With the hex code #DFE0DE, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE0DE?

Use black text. Black on #DFE0DE has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE0DE?

Its complementary colour is #DFDEE0, and analogous partners are #E0E0DE and #DEE0DE.