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#DFCACA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFCACA

With the hex code #DFCACA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 79% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% 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 7.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CADFDF, 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 13.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green202
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DFCACA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCACA.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCACA.
13.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCACA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D0CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C8CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCACA?

With the hex code #DFCACA, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 79% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCACA?

Use black text. Black on #DFCACA has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCACA?

Its complementary colour is #CADFDF, and analogous partners are #DFCAD4 and #DFD4CA.