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#D2BCCB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2BCCB

#D2BCCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCD2C3 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green188
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #D2BCCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BCCB.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BCCB.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BCCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BCCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C3CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BCC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BCCB?

#D2BCCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BCCB?

Use black text. Black on #D2BCCB has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BCCB?

Its complementary colour is #BCD2C3, and analogous partners are #CEBCD2 and #D2BCC0.