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#DDD0CB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDD0CB

#DDD0CB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% 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 5.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBD8DD — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDD0CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green208
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #DDD0CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDD0CB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDD0CB.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD0CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD0CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1CECF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD0CB?

#DDD0CB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% 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 #DDD0CB?

Use black text. Black on #DDD0CB has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD0CB?

Its complementary colour is #CBD8DD, and analogous partners are #DDCBCF and #DDD9CB.