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#D1BECD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D1BECD

#D1BECD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BED1C2 (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 — 11.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red209
Green190
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #D1BECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D1BECD.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D1BECD.
11.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1BECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1BECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BFC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1BECD?

#D1BECD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D1BECD?

Use black text. Black on #D1BECD has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1BECD?

Its complementary colour is #BED1C2, and analogous partners are #CBBED1 and #D1BEC4.