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#DED1CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DED1CC

#DED1CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% 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 5.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCD9DE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DED1CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green209
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #DED1CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED1CC.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED1CC.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED1CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED1CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2CFD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED1CC?

#DED1CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DED1CC?

Use black text. Black on #DED1CC has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED1CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD9DE, and analogous partners are #DECCD0 and #DEDACC.