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#DDCEC8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDCEC8

With the hex code #DDCEC8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8D7DD, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green206
Blue200

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #DDCEC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCEC8.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCEC8.
13.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCEC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCEC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CFC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D2C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2CCCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCEC8?

With the hex code #DDCEC8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCEC8?

Use black text. Black on #DDCEC8 has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCEC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8D7DD, and analogous partners are #DDC8CC and #DDD9C8.