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#D1BDCA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D1BDCA

With the hex code #D1BDCA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% 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 6.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDD1C4, 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 11.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green189
Blue202

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #D1BDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D1BDCA.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D1BDCA.
11.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1BDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1BDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C3C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4BDC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1BDCA?

With the hex code #D1BDCA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D1BDCA?

Use black text. Black on #D1BDCA has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1BDCA?

Its complementary colour is #BDD1C4, and analogous partners are #CEBDD1 and #D1BDC0.