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#DECCCE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DECCCE

#DECCCE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDEDC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DECCCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red222
Green204
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DECCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECCCE.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECCCE.
13.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DECCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2CBCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECCCE?

#DECCCE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DECCCE?

Use black text. Black on #DECCCE has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CCDEDC, and analogous partners are #DECCD7 and #DED3CC.