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#D2ADBD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2ADBD

#D2ADBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADD2C2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2ADBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green173
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #D2ADBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ADBD.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2ADBD.
10.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ADBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ADBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8ACB2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ADBD?

#D2ADBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ADBD?

Use black text. Black on #D2ADBD has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ADBD?

Its complementary colour is #ADD2C2, and analogous partners are #D2ADD0 and #D2B0AD.