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#DDCBC9

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDCBC9

#DDCBC9 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9DBDD (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green203
Blue201

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DDCBC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCBC9.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCBC9.
13.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCBC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCBC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECDC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D0C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C9CA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCBC9?

#DDCBC9 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% 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 #DDCBC9?

Use black text. Black on #DDCBC9 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCBC9?

Its complementary colour is #C9DBDD, and analogous partners are #DDC9D1 and #DDD5C9.