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#DFCCCA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFCCCA

#DFCCCA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CADDDF — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFCCCA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green204
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #DFCCCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCCCA.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCCCA.
13.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCCCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D1CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CACB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCCCA?

#DFCCCA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 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 #DFCCCA?

Use black text. Black on #DFCCCA has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCCCA?

Its complementary colour is #CADDDF, and analogous partners are #DFCAD2 and #DFD7CA.