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#DED4D4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DED4D4

#DED4D4 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 3.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4DEDE (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 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green212
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DED4D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED4D4.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DED4D4.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED4D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED4D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D5D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D7D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D3D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED4D4?

#DED4D4 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DED4D4?

Use black text. Black on #DED4D4 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED4D4?

Its complementary colour is #D4DEDE, and analogous partners are #DED4D9 and #DED9D4.