#DDE4E0 — Lightning Bolt Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#DDE4E0

≈ Lightning Bolt

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On white

1.29:1

Fails AA

On black

13.54:1

Passes AAA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(13.54:1)

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Hue146°Saturation3%Brightness89%

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Normal vision#DDE4E0

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Colors that go with Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Pebble Beach#E4DDE1 Peekaboo#E3DDE4 Frozen Mammoth#E4DDDE Lightning Bolt#DEE4DD Whale Bone#E9ECEA Charcoal#363A38

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameLightning Bolt#E5EBE6ΔE 1.7 CSS nameGainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 4.5 Web-safe#CCCCCC#CCCCCCΔE 6.7

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Lightning Bolt — meaning & where to use it

Lightning Bolt is a light, airy neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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