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#D2C2CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D2C2CF

#D2C2CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D2C5 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2C2CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green194
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D2C2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2C2CF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2C2CF.
12.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C5D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C7CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4C3C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C2CF?

#D2C2CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2C2CF?

Use black text. Black on #D2C2CF has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C2CF?

Its complementary colour is #C2D2C5, and analogous partners are #CDC2D2 and #D2C2C7.