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#D0BDCF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D0BDCF

#D0BDCF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDD0BE (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green189
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #D0BDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BDCF.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BDCF.
11.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC1D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C3CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BEC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BDCF?

#D0BDCF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BDCF?

Use black text. Black on #D0BDCF has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BDCF?

Its complementary colour is #BDD0BE, and analogous partners are #C8BDD0 and #D0BDC6.