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#D2BBD4

Thistle · light cool pink

About #D2BBD4

With the hex code #D2BBD4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 1.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDD4BB, 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 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green187
Blue212

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 1.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #D2BBD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BBD4.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BBD4.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C0D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC3D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BDC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBD4?

With the hex code #D2BBD4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBD4?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBD4?

Its complementary colour is #BDD4BB, and analogous partners are #C5BBD4 and #D4BBCA.