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#D1BDCF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D1BDCF

#D1BDCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD1BF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D1BDCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red209
Green189
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #D1BDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D1BDCF.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D1BDCF.
11.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1BDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1BDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC1D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BEC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1BDCF?

#D1BDCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D1BDCF?

Use black text. Black on #D1BDCF has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1BDCF?

Its complementary colour is #BDD1BF, and analogous partners are #C9BDD1 and #D1BDC5.