#DCC8CA
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #DCC8CA
#DCC8CA is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 78% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8DCDA (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCC8CA?
#DCC8CA is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 78% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DCC8CA?
Use black text. Black on #DCC8CA has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCC8CA?
Its complementary colour is #C8DCDA, and analogous partners are #DCC8D4 and #DCD0C8.