Nearest-color comparison

Chrome vs Light Grey

Chrome and Light Grey are different gray colors with HEX values #D5D5D5 and #D3D3D3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 3.5, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Chrome and Light Grey are very close colors. Chrome is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Chrome#D5D5D5

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Chrome and Light Grey across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance3.5

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.014

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorChrome

More saturatedChrome

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Chrome

Chrome is #D5D5D5, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Light Grey, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D5D5D5 RGB213, 213, 213 HSL0, 0, 84 CMYK0, 0, 0, 16 Luminance0.6654 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Light Grey

Light Grey is #D3D3D3, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Chrome, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D3D3D3 RGB211, 211, 211 HSL0, 0, 83 CMYK0, 0, 0, 17 Luminance0.6514 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Chrome or Light Grey

Choose ChromeChrome is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #D5D5D5.

Choose Light GreyLight Grey is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #D3D3D3.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyChromeLight Grey

HEX#D5D5D5#D3D3D3

RGB213, 213, 213211, 211, 211

HSL0, 0, 840, 0, 83

CMYK0, 0, 0, 160, 0, 0, 17

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.66540.6514

Black contrast14.31:114.03:1

White contrast1.47:11.5:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Chromeblack text - 14.31:1

Light Greyblack text - 14.03:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Chrome#D5D5D5

Light Grey#D3D3D3

White#FFFFFF

#D6D6D6#D6D6D6

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "chrome",
    "name": "Chrome",
    "hex": "#D5D5D5",
    "rgb": [
      213,
      213,
      213
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      84
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      16
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6654,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 14.31,
      "white": 1.47
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.31
    },
    "description": "Chrome is #D5D5D5, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Light Grey, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/chrome/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "light-grey",
    "name": "Light Grey",
    "hex": "#D3D3D3",
    "rgb": [
      211,
      211,
      211
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      83
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      17
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6514,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 14.03,
      "white": 1.5
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.03
    },
    "description": "Light Grey is #D3D3D3, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Chrome, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/light-grey/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 3.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.014,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Chrome",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Chrome"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Chrome",
      "background": "#D5D5D5",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.31
    },
    {
      "color": "Light Grey",
      "background": "#D3D3D3",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.03
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Chrome is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #D5D5D5.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Light Grey is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #D3D3D3.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/chrome-vs-light-grey.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Chrome and Light Grey are different gray colors with HEX values #D5D5D5 and #D3D3D3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 3.5, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        0,
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      },
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
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    },
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      "slug": "light-grey",
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        211,
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        0,
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        0,
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      "description": "Light Grey is #D3D3D3, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Chrome, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/light-grey/",
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      }
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Light Grey is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #D3D3D3.",
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