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#DEC6CB

Light Gray · light warm pink

About #DEC6CB

#DEC6CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6DED9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DEC6CB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green198
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DEC6CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEC6CB.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEC6CB.
13.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC6CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC6CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C9CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECDCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C5C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC6CB?

#DEC6CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC6CB?

Use black text. Black on #DEC6CB has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC6CB?

Its complementary colour is #C6DED9, and analogous partners are #DEC6D7 and #DECDC6.