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#D2BDCB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2BDCB

#D2BDCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD2C4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BDCB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green189
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #D2BDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BDCB.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BDCB.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BDC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BDCB?

#D2BDCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BDCB?

Use black text. Black on #D2BDCB has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BDCB?

Its complementary colour is #BDD2C4, and analogous partners are #CFBDD2 and #D2BDC1.