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#D2B3BD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2B3BD

#D2B3BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 70% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.3); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3D2C8 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2B3BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green179
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D2B3BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2B3BD.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2B3BD.
10.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2B3BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2B3BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B2B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2B3BD?

#D2B3BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 70% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2B3BD?

Use black text. Black on #D2B3BD has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2B3BD?

Its complementary colour is #B3D2C8, and analogous partners are #D2B3CD and #D2B8B3.