lightGray

Light gray is a pale shade of gray, produced by mixing white with black in small proportions. It sits toward the lighter end of the grayscale spectrum and is commonly used as a neutral in design, art, and printing.

In digital color systems, light gray is standardized as the named color LightGray in CSS and HTML. Its hex code is #D3D3D3, and its RGB representation is (211, 211, 211). In HSL, it has a hue of 0 degrees, zero saturation, and about 82.7% lightness.

Usage and considerations include providing a subtle background that contrasts with darker text without the starkness of pure white. It is popular for panels, borders, placeholders, and disabled controls. When used for text, it is important to ensure sufficient contrast with the foreground color to meet accessibility guidelines for readability.

Variations and naming: the British spelling LightGrey is not part of the standard HTML/CSS color names, which use LightGray. Related pale grays include Gainsboro (#DCDCDC) and WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). Different color systems may assign the same or similar hex values to near-light grays, but LightGray refers specifically to the CSS named color with the #D3D3D3 value.