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#DED2CE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DED2CE

#DED2CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% 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 4.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEDADE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DED2CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green210
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DED2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED2CE.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED2CE.
14.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2D0D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED2CE?

#DED2CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DED2CE?

Use black text. Black on #DED2CE has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED2CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDADE, and analogous partners are #DECED2 and #DEDACE.