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#DEC8CB

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DEC8CB

#DEC8CB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8DEDB (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green200
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DEC8CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEC8CB.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEC8CB.
13.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC8CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC8CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C7C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC8CB?

#DEC8CB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC8CB?

Use black text. Black on #DEC8CB has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC8CB?

Its complementary colour is #C8DEDB, and analogous partners are #DEC8D6 and #DED0C8.