Nearest-color comparison

Light Gray vs Light Grey

Light Gray and Light Grey are different gray colors with HEX values #D3D3D3 and #D3D3D3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Light Gray and Light Grey are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance0

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorLight Gray

More saturatedLight Gray

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Light Gray

Light Gray is #D3D3D3, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Light Grey, it is similar in luminance 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

gray color

Light Grey

Light Grey is #D3D3D3, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Light Gray, it is similar in luminance 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 Light Gray or Light Grey

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

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

PropertyLight GrayLight Grey

HEX#D3D3D3#D3D3D3

RGB211, 211, 211211, 211, 211

HSL0, 0, 830, 0, 83

CMYK0, 0, 0, 170, 0, 0, 17

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.65140.6514

Black contrast14.03:114.03:1

White contrast1.5:11.5:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Light Grayblack text - 14.03:1

Light Greyblack text - 14.03:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Light Grey#D3D3D3

White#FFFFFF

#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": "light-gray",
    "name": "Light Gray",
    "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 Gray is #D3D3D3, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Light Grey, it is similar in luminance 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-gray/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.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 Light Gray, it is similar in luminance 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

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  "rgbDistance": 0,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Light Gray",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Light Gray"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Light Gray",
      "background": "#D3D3D3",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.03
    },
    {
      "color": "Light Grey",
      "background": "#D3D3D3",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.03
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Light Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #D3D3D3.",
  "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

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

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Light Gray and Light Grey are different gray colors with HEX values #D3D3D3 and #D3D3D3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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