#D7D2CB

Pantone Solid Coated

Pantone Warm Gray 1 C

Very light warm gray

One of 223 colors in Pantone Gray & Off-White Colors.
Black text works best (13.97:1, passes WCAG AAA).
Closest RAL: RAL 7047 Telegrey 4 — close (ΔE 3.8).

Color values

HEX, RGB and CMYK are screen and process approximations, not official Pantone values. Tap a value to copy it.

Text on this color

Aa White text1.50:1 · Not readable — avoid

Aa Black text13.97:1 · Passes AAA for all text

Similar Pantone colors

Ranked by color difference (ΔE 2000). Below 2 most people cannot tell them apart.

Cool Gray 2 C#D0D0CEΔE 3.1 · close Cool Gray 1 C#D9D9D6ΔE 3.1 · closeWarm Gray 2 C#CBC4BCΔE 3.5 · close

Neighbors by number

Warm Gray 1 C#D7D2CBThis color

Warm Gray 2 C#CBC4BCΔE 3.5 Warm Gray 3 C#BFB8AFΔE 6.6 Warm Gray 4 C#B6ADA5ΔE 9.5

Tints and shades

Mixed toward white and black in 20% steps, each matched to the nearest Pantone color.

Tints (toward white)

Cool Gray 1 C#D9D9D6ΔE 2.2 · very close Cloud Dancer 11-4201 TCX#F0EEE9ΔE 2.2 · very close Cloud Dancer 11-4201 TCX#F0EEE9ΔE 1.0 · very close Cloud Dancer 11-4201 TCX#F0EEE9ΔE 2.2 · very close

Shades (toward black)

Black C#2D2926ΔE 2.7 · very close

Color schemes

Pantone Warm Gray 1 C is a near-neutral color, so hue-based schemes do not apply. Neutrals pair with any color family; try it with an accent from blue, red or yellow.

Closest RAL and NCS colors

RAL 7047 Telegrey 4#D0D0D0ΔE 3.8 · close

RAL 7035 Light Grey#D7D7D7ΔE 3.9 · close

NCS S 1005-Y20R#F1EADCNCS (published crosswalk) · ΔE 6.1 · visibly different

NCS S 2002-Y50R#D6D1CDNCS (nearest on screen) · ΔE 1.6 · very close

The crosswalk code is the commonly published NCS equivalent; its on-screen swatch is only an approximation, so compare physical samples.

Compare more options in the Pantone to RAL and Pantone to NCS converters.

How it looks with color blindness

Protanopia (red-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#D4D2CB) · shift ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#D5D3CB) · shift ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)Looks like #D9D1D0, near 7632 C · shift ΔE 3.9

This color looks nearly the same to people with the three common types of color blindness. Simulation uses the Machado et al. (2009) model.

About Pantone Warm Gray 1 C

Warm Gray 1 C is the lightest step of the Warm Gray series, which runs from 1 to 11. Warm Grays have a faint red-yellow undertone, unlike the bluish Cool Grays.

It is very close to Warm Gray 2 C (ΔE 3), and RAL 7047 Telegrey 4 is the nearest paint color (ΔE 3.8). Use dark text on it.

Use in code

CSS

:root {
  --pantone-warm-gray-1-c: #D7D2CB;
}
.brand {
  background-color: var(--pantone-warm-gray-1-c);
  color: #000000;
}

SCSS

$pantone-warm-gray-1-c: #D7D2CB;

Tailwind

// tailwind.config.js → theme.extend.colors
'pantone-warm-gray-1-c': '#D7D2CB',

<div class="bg-[#D7D2CB]">…</div>

Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code for Pantone Warm Gray 1 C?

The screen approximation used on this site is #D7D2CB, which is RGB 215, 210, 203.

What are the CMYK values for Pantone Warm Gray 1 C?

A process approximation is C 0, M 2, Y 6, K 16. Spot inks can look different from a four-color build, so proof important jobs.

What is the closest RAL color to Pantone Warm Gray 1 C?

RAL 7047 Telegrey 4 is the closest RAL Classic color (ΔE 3.8, close).

What does the “C” in the name mean?

“C” stands for coated: the reference shows how the ink looks on coated (glossy) paper. The same ink usually looks darker and duller on uncoated paper.

Should I use white or black text on Pantone Warm Gray 1 C?

Black text reads better, with a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (passes WCAG AAA).

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