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#DFCBC6

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFCBC6

With the hex code #DFCBC6, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6DADF, 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 13.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green203
Blue198

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #DFCBC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCBC6.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCBC6.
13.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFCBC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFCBC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCDC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D1C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C9CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCBC6?

With the hex code #DFCBC6, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCBC6?

Use black text. Black on #DFCBC6 has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCBC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6DADF, and analogous partners are #DFC6CE and #DFD7C6.