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#D2BFCD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2BFCD

With the hex code #D2BFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% 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 6.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD2C4, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green191
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #D2BFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BFCD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BFCD.
12.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4C0C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFCD?

With the hex code #D2BFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFCD?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFCD has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFCD?

Its complementary colour is #BFD2C4, and analogous partners are #CDBFD2 and #D2BFC4.