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#D2AABD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2AABD

#D2AABD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AAD2BF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2AABD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green170
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #D2AABD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2AABD.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2AABD.
10.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2AABD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2AABD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB1BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8A9B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2AABD?

#D2AABD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2AABD?

Use black text. Black on #D2AABD has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2AABD?

Its complementary colour is #AAD2BF, and analogous partners are #D2AAD1 and #D2ABAA.