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#DCC9CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DCC9CC

#DCC9CC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% 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 7.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9DCD9 (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 13.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green201
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DCC9CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCC9CC.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCC9CC.
13.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC9CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC9CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C8CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC9CC?

#DCC9CC is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC9CC?

Use black text. Black on #DCC9CC has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC9CC?

Its complementary colour is #C9DCD9, and analogous partners are #DCC9D6 and #DCCFC9.