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#DACBC7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACBC7

#DACBC7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7D6DA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DACBC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green203
Blue199

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DACBC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACBC7.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACBC7.
13.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACBC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACBC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECCC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CFC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEC9CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACBC7?

#DACBC7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DACBC7?

Use black text. Black on #DACBC7 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACBC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D6DA, and analogous partners are #DAC7CD and #DAD4C7.