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#D6CEDC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D6CEDC

#D6CEDC is a very light, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 8.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4DCCE (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green206
Blue220

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D6CEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D6CEDC.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D6CEDC.
13.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6CEDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6CEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD0DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D0D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6CEDC?

#D6CEDC is a very light, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 81% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D6CEDC?

Use black text. Black on #D6CEDC has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6CEDC?

Its complementary colour is #D4DCCE, and analogous partners are #CFCEDC and #DCCEDB.