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#DACDC6

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACDC6

With the hex code #DACDC6, 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. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6D3DA, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green205
Blue198

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #DACDC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACDC6.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACDC6.
13.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACDC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACDC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CEC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D0C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DECBCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACDC6?

With the hex code #DACDC6, 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. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DACDC6?

Use black text. Black on #DACDC6 has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACDC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6D3DA, and analogous partners are #DAC6C9 and #DAD7C6.