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#D2BFD4

Thistle · light cool pink

About #D2BFD4

#D2BFD4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1D4BF (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green191
Blue212

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #D2BFD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BFD4.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BFD4.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BFD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BFD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC3D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C6D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3C1C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BFD4?

#D2BFD4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BFD4?

Use black text. Black on #D2BFD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BFD4?

Its complementary colour is #C1D4BF, and analogous partners are #C8BFD4 and #D4BFCC.