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#D2BDCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2BDCC

With the hex code #D2BDCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDD2C3, 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 11.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green189
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #D2BDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BDCC.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BDCC.
11.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5BEC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BDCC?

With the hex code #D2BDCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BDCC?

Use black text. Black on #D2BDCC has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BDCC?

Its complementary colour is #BDD2C3, and analogous partners are #CEBDD2 and #D2BDC2.