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#DCCACF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DCCACF

#DCCACF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 79% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CADCD7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCCACF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green202
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DCCACF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCCACF.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCCACF.
13.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCCACF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C9CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCACF?

#DCCACF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 79% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCACF?

Use black text. Black on #DCCACF has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCACF?

Its complementary colour is #CADCD7, and analogous partners are #DCCAD8 and #DCCECA.