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#DACCC7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACCC7

With the hex code #DACCC7, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7D5DA, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green204
Blue199

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #DACCC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACCC7.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACCC7.
13.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACCC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACCC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCDC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D0C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DECACB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACCC7?

With the hex code #DACCC7, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% 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 #DACCC7?

Use black text. Black on #DACCC7 has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACCC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D5DA, and analogous partners are #DAC7CB and #DAD6C7.