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#DCCAC4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DCCAC4

With the hex code #DCCAC4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 79% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4D6DC, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green202
Blue196

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #DCCAC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCCAC4.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCCAC4.
13.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCCAC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCCAC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECCC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CFC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C8C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCAC4?

With the hex code #DCCAC4, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 79% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCAC4?

Use black text. Black on #DCCAC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCAC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4D6DC, and analogous partners are #DCC4CA and #DCD6C4.