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#DCC5C2

Light Gray · light warm pink

About #DCC5C2

#DCC5C2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 77% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D9DC — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DCC5C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green197
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DCC5C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCC5C2.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCC5C2.
12.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC5C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC5C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C8C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECCC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C3C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC5C2?

#DCC5C2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 77% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC5C2?

Use black text. Black on #DCC5C2 has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC5C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D9DC, and analogous partners are #DCC2CC and #DCD2C2.