#DACBC4
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #DACBC4
#DACBC4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4D3DA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DACBC4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DACBC4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DACBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DACBC4?
#DACBC4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DACBC4?
Use black text. Black on #DACBC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DACBC4?
Its complementary colour is #C4D3DA, and analogous partners are #DAC4C8 and #DAD6C4.