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#DECCD1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DECCD1

#DECCD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 7.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDED9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DECCD1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green204
Blue209

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DECCD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECCD1.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECCD1.
13.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DECCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DECCD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECFD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D1D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2CBCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECCD1?

#DECCD1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% 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 #DECCD1?

Use black text. Black on #DECCD1 has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECCD1?

Its complementary colour is #CCDED9, and analogous partners are #DECCDA and #DED0CC.