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Light Grey Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Light Grey (#D8DCD6), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#D8DCD6
#EFF5F1
#DBD1E2
#BDA2C4
#F3F1F3

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Light Grey#D8DCD6216, 220, 214100°, 8%, 85%2, 0, 3, 14
Heavy Sugar#EFF5F1239, 245, 241140°, 23%, 95%2, 0, 2, 4
Purple Mist#DBD1E2219, 209, 226275°, 23%, 85%3, 8, 0, 11
Beach Lilac#BDA2C4189, 162, 196288°, 22%, 70%4, 17, 0, 23
Aragonite White#F3F1F3243, 241, 243300°, 8%, 95%0, 1, 0, 5

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #EFF5F1 on #BDA2C42.08:1—
Aa #BDA2C4 on #F3F1F32.05:1—
Aa #D8DCD6 on #BDA2C41.66:1—
Aa #DBD1E2 on #BDA2C41.56:1—
Aa #EFF5F1 on #DBD1E21.34:1—
Aa #DBD1E2 on #F3F1F31.31:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #d8dcd6; /* Light Grey */
  --color-2: #eff5f1; /* Heavy Sugar */
  --color-3: #dbd1e2; /* Purple Mist */
  --color-4: #bda2c4; /* Beach Lilac */
  --color-5: #f3f1f3; /* Aragonite White */
}

Other schemes from Light Grey

More Very Light Gray complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Light Grey?

In a complementary scheme: Heavy Sugar (#EFF5F1), Purple Mist (#DBD1E2), Beach Lilac (#BDA2C4), Aragonite White (#F3F1F3).

What is the hex code of Light Grey?

#D8DCD6.