Very light gray vs Platinum
#dcdcdc · #e5e4e2
Very light gray#dcdcdc
Platinum#e5e4e2
Very light gray and Platinum are almost the same. Platinum is 2.5% lighter. Saturation is the same. At least one of them is a neutral gray, so hue does not apply.
Difference
CIEDE20002.11almost the same
Lightness+2.5%
Chroma+0.003
Hue—
Below 1 the eye cannot tell them apart, around 2.3 is the smallest visible step.
Codes
Very light gray
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
Platinum
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
One on the other
AaVery light gray / Platinum1.08:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text
AaPlatinum / Very light gray1.08:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text
In between
Halfway in OKLab: #e0e0df
Questions and answers
What is the difference between Very light gray and Platinum?
Very light gray and Platinum are almost the same. Platinum is 2.5% lighter. Saturation is the same. At least one of them is a neutral gray, so hue does not apply. Their CIEDE2000 color difference is 2.11.
Is Platinum lighter than Very light gray?
Platinum is 2.5% lighter. In OKLCH, Very light gray has a lightness of 89.4% and Platinum 91.9%.
Can I put Very light gray text on Platinum?
The contrast ratio between them is 1.08:1. WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, so avoid it for text and use it for decoration only.