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#D2ACBA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2ACBA

#D2ACBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 67% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.9), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACD2C4 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green172
Blue186

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #D2ACBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ACBA.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ACBA.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ACBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ACBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B2BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B8B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8ABB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ACBA?

#D2ACBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 67% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ACBA?

Use black text. Black on #D2ACBA has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ACBA?

Its complementary colour is #ACD2C4, and analogous partners are #D2ACCD and #D2B1AC.