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#DACED4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACED4

With the hex code #DACED4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% 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 5.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDAD4, 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 13.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green206
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DACED4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACED4.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACED4.
13.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACED4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACED4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD0D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D2D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCCED0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACED4?

With the hex code #DACED4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DACED4?

Use black text. Black on #DACED4 has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACED4?

Its complementary colour is #CEDAD4, and analogous partners are #DACEDA and #DACECE.