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#D0BDCA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D0BDCA

#D0BDCA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD0C3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0BDCA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green189
Blue202

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D0BDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BDCA.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BDCA.
11.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C3C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BDC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BDCA?

#D0BDCA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BDCA?

Use black text. Black on #D0BDCA has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BDCA?

Its complementary colour is #BDD0C3, and analogous partners are #CDBDD0 and #D0BDC1.