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#D2C0CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2C0CC

With the hex code #D2C0CC, 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, 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 7.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0D2C6, 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 12.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green192
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D2C0CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2C0CC.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2C0CC.
12.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C0CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C0CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4C0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C0CC?

With the hex code #D2C0CC, 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, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2C0CC?

Use black text. Black on #D2C0CC has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C0CC?

Its complementary colour is #C0D2C6, and analogous partners are #CFC0D2 and #D2C0C3.