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#DED2CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DED2CC

With the hex code #DED2CC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCD8DE, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green210
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #DED2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED2CC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED2CC.
14.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D3CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D0D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED2CC?

With the hex code #DED2CC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% 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 #DED2CC?

Use black text. Black on #DED2CC has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED2CC?

Its complementary colour is #CCD8DE, and analogous partners are #DECCCF and #DEDBCC.