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#DBCFC9

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DBCFC9

With the hex code #DBCFC9, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% 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 5.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9D5DB, 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 — 13.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green207
Blue201

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #DBCFC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DBCFC9.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DBCFC9.
13.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBCFC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBCFC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D0C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D2C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFCDCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBCFC9?

With the hex code #DBCFC9, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DBCFC9?

Use black text. Black on #DBCFC9 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBCFC9?

Its complementary colour is #C9D5DB, and analogous partners are #DBC9CC and #DBD8C9.