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#DFC9CC

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DFC9CC

#DFC9CC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9DFDC (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 13.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green201
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DFC9CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFC9CC.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFC9CC.
13.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC9CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC9CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C8CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC9CC?

#DFC9CC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC9CC?

Use black text. Black on #DFC9CC has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC9CC?

Its complementary colour is #C9DFDC, and analogous partners are #DFC9D7 and #DFD1C9.