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#DCCEDB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DCCEDB

With the hex code #DCCEDB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDCCF, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green206
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DCCEDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCCEDB.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DCCEDB.
13.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCCEDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D3DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDCFD2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCEDB?

With the hex code #DCCEDB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCEDB?

Use black text. Black on #DCCEDB has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCEDB?

Its complementary colour is #CEDCCF, and analogous partners are #D6CEDC and #DCCED4.