#DDC7CB
Light Gray · very light warm pink
About #DDC7CB
#DDC7CB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7DDD9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDC7CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.11:1, 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 #DDC7CB?
#DDC7CB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDC7CB?
Use black text. Black on #DDC7CB has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDC7CB?
Its complementary colour is #C7DDD9, and analogous partners are #DDC7D6 and #DDCEC7.