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#D0BDCB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D0BDCB

With the hex code #D0BDCB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDD0C2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green189
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #D0BDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BDCB.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BDCB.
11.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C3CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BEC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BDCB?

With the hex code #D0BDCB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BDCB?

Use black text. Black on #D0BDCB has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BDCB?

Its complementary colour is #BDD0C2, and analogous partners are #CBBDD0 and #D0BDC2.