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#DFC7C8

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DFC7C8

#DFC7C8 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7DFDE (powder blue), 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 13.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green199
Blue200

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DFC7C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFC7C8.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFC7C8.
13.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC7C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC7C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCAC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CEC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C5C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC7C8?

#DFC7C8 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC7C8?

Use black text. Black on #DFC7C8 has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC7C8?

Its complementary colour is #C7DFDE, and analogous partners are #DFC7D4 and #DFD2C7.