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#D2AFC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2AFC2

With the hex code #D2AFC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 69% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFD2BF, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green175
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #D2AFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2AFC2.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2AFC2.
10.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2AFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2AFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B5C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BBC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7AFB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2AFC2?

With the hex code #D2AFC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 69% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2AFC2?

Use black text. Black on #D2AFC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2AFC2?

Its complementary colour is #AFD2BF, and analogous partners are #D1AFD2 and #D2AFB1.