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#DCC6CD

Light Gray · light warm pink

About #DCC6CD

#DCC6CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6DCD5 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DCC6CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green198
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #DCC6CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCC6CD.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCC6CD.
13.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC6CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC6CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCDCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C5C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC6CD?

#DCC6CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC6CD?

Use black text. Black on #DCC6CD has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC6CD?

Its complementary colour is #C6DCD5, and analogous partners are #DCC6D8 and #DCCAC6.