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#DACEDA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DACEDA

With the hex code #DACEDA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% 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 7.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDACE, 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 13.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green206
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DACEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACEDA.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DACEDA.
13.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD1DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D2DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBCFD2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACEDA?

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

›What text colour should I use on #DACEDA?

Use black text. Black on #DACEDA has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACEDA?

Its complementary colour is #CEDACE, and analogous partners are #D4CEDA and #DACED4.