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#DFCDD0

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFCDD0

With the hex code #DFCDD0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% 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 6.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDFDC, 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 13.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green205
Blue208

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DFCDD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCDD0.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFCDD0.
13.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFCDD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFCDD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCFD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D2D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3CCCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCDD0?

With the hex code #DFCDD0, this is a very light pink with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCDD0?

Use black text. Black on #DFCDD0 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCDD0?

Its complementary colour is #CDDFDC, and analogous partners are #DFCDD9 and #DFD3CD.