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#DDCCD2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDCCD2

#DDCCD2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDDD7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDCCD2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green204
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #DDCCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCCD2.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCCD2.
13.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCFD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D1D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CBCE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCCD2?

#DDCCD2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCCD2?

Use black text. Black on #DDCCD2 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCCD2?

Its complementary colour is #CCDDD7, and analogous partners are #DDCCDB and #DDCFCC.