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#D0BFCB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D0BFCB

#D0BFCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFD0C4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0BFCB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green191
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D0BFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BFCB.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BFCB.
12.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2BFC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BFCB?

#D0BFCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BFCB?

Use black text. Black on #D0BFCB has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BFCB?

Its complementary colour is #BFD0C4, and analogous partners are #CDBFD0 and #D0BFC2.