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#DACED7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACED7

With the hex code #DACED7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% 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 6.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDAD1, 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 — 13.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green206
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DACED7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACED7.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACED7.
13.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACED7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACED7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED0D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D2D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBCED1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACED7?

With the hex code #DACED7, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% 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 #DACED7?

Use black text. Black on #DACED7 has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACED7?

Its complementary colour is #CEDAD1, and analogous partners are #D7CEDA and #DACED1.