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#DECEDA

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DECEDA

#DECEDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEDED2 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green206
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DECEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECEDA.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DECEDA.
13.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DECEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED1DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D3D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CFD2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECEDA?

#DECEDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DECEDA?

Use black text. Black on #DECEDA has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECEDA?

Its complementary colour is #CEDED2, and analogous partners are #DACEDE and #DECED2.