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#DDCCCF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDCCCF

#DDCCCF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 6.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDDDA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDCCCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green204
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DDCCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCCCF.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCCCF.
13.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D1CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1CBCD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCCCF?

#DDCCCF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 #DDCCCF?

Use black text. Black on #DDCCCF has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CCDDDA, and analogous partners are #DDCCD8 and #DDD2CC.