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#D2ADBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2ADBB

With the hex code #D2ADBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADD2C4, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green173
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #D2ADBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ADBB.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ADBB.
10.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ADBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ADBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B3BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B9BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8ACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ADBB?

With the hex code #D2ADBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ADBB?

Use black text. Black on #D2ADBB has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ADBB?

Its complementary colour is #ADD2C4, and analogous partners are #D2ADCD and #D2B2AD.