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#D0BFCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D0BFCC

With the hex code #D0BFCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% 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 7.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD0C3, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green191
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D0BFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BFCC.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BFCC.
12.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC2CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2C0C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BFCC?

With the hex code #D0BFCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BFCC?

Use black text. Black on #D0BFCC has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BFCC?

Its complementary colour is #BFD0C3, and analogous partners are #CBBFD0 and #D0BFC4.