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#DECCCF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DECCCF

With the hex code #DECCCF, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% 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 6.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCDEDB, 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 — 13.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green204
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DECCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECCCF.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECCCF.
13.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DECCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D1CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2CBCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECCCF?

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

Use black text. Black on #DECCCF has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECCCF?

Its complementary colour is #CCDEDB, and analogous partners are #DECCD8 and #DED2CC.