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#DEDCD4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DEDCD4

With the hex code #DEDCD4, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% 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 5.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4D6DE, 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 15.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green220
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #DEDCD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEDCD4.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DEDCD4.
15.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDCD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDCD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDBD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDCD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0DBDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDCD4?

With the hex code #DEDCD4, this is a very light yellow with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% 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 #DEDCD4?

Use black text. Black on #DEDCD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDCD4?

Its complementary colour is #D4D6DE, and analogous partners are #DED7D4 and #DBDED4.