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#DAD1CB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DAD1CB

With the hex code #DAD1CB, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% 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 4.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBD4DA, 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 — 13.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green209
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #DAD1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DAD1CB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DAD1CB.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAD1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAD1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D3CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDCFCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAD1CB?

With the hex code #DAD1CB, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% 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 #DAD1CB?

Use black text. Black on #DAD1CB has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAD1CB?

Its complementary colour is #CBD4DA, and analogous partners are #DACBCC and #DAD9CB.