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#DECED9

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DECED9

With the hex code #DECED9, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDED3, 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 — 13.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green206
Blue217

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DECED9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECED9.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECED9.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DECED9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DECED9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED1D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D3D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CED2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECED9?

With the hex code #DECED9, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DECED9?

Use black text. Black on #DECED9 has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECED9?

Its complementary colour is #CEDED3, and analogous partners are #DBCEDE and #DECED1.