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#D2BAC8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2BAC8

#D2BAC8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAD2C4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BAC8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green186
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #D2BAC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BAC8.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BAC8.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BAC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BAC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBEC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C2C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BABF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BAC8?

#D2BAC8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BAC8?

Use black text. Black on #D2BAC8 has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BAC8?

Its complementary colour is #BAD2C4, and analogous partners are #D0BAD2 and #D2BABC.