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#DDC8CD

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DDC8CD

#DDC8CD 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, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8DDD8 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDC8CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green200
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #DDC8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDC8CD.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDC8CD.
13.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C7CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC8CD?

#DDC8CD 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, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC8CD?

Use black text. Black on #DDC8CD has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC8CD?

Its complementary colour is #C8DDD8, and analogous partners are #DDC8D7 and #DDCEC8.