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#DFCACF

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #DFCACF

#DFCACF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 79% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CADFDA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFCACF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green202
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DFCACF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCACF.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCACF.
13.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCACF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C9CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCACF?

#DFCACF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 79% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCACF?

Use black text. Black on #DFCACF has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCACF?

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