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#DFCACE

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DFCACE

#DFCACE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CADFDB (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 13.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green202
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #DFCACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCACE.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCACE.
13.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCDCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C9CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCACE?

#DFCACE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCACE?

Use black text. Black on #DFCACE has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCACE?

Its complementary colour is #CADFDB, and analogous partners are #DFCAD9 and #DFD0CA.