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#D2B7CB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2B7CB

#D2B7CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 72% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7D2BE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2B7CB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green183
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #D2B7CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2B7CB.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2B7CB.
11.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2B7CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2B7CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC0CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5B8BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2B7CB?

#D2B7CB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 72% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2B7CB?

Use black text. Black on #D2B7CB has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2B7CB?

Its complementary colour is #B7D2BE, and analogous partners are #CBB7D2 and #D2B7BE.