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#DDCECB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDCECB

With the hex code #DDCECB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBDADD, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green206
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DDCECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCECB.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDCECB.
13.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CFCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D2CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1CCCD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCECB?

With the hex code #DDCECB, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% 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 #DDCECB?

Use black text. Black on #DDCECB has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCECB?

Its complementary colour is #CBDADD, and analogous partners are #DDCBD1 and #DDD7CB.