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#DDCBC7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDCBC7

#DDCBC7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% 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 7.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7D9DD — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDCBC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green203
Blue199

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DDCBC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCBC7.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCBC7.
13.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCBC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCBC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCDC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D0C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C9CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCBC7?

#DDCBC7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCBC7?

Use black text. Black on #DDCBC7 has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCBC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D9DD, and analogous partners are #DDC7CE and #DDD6C7.