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#DACBCD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACBCD

#DACBCD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% 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 5.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBDAD8 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DACBCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green203
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #DACBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACBCD.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACBCD.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDCACC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACBCD?

#DACBCD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% 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 #DACBCD?

Use black text. Black on #DACBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CBDAD8, and analogous partners are #DACBD5 and #DAD0CB.