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#D2ABBF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2ABBF

#D2ABBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABD2BE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2ABBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green171
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #D2ABBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ABBF.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ABBF.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ABBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ABBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB2C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8ABB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ABBF?

#D2ABBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ABBF?

Use black text. Black on #D2ABBF has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ABBF?

Its complementary colour is #ABD2BE, and analogous partners are #D2ABD2 and #D2ABAB.