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#D3BBCB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D3BBCB

#D3BBCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBD3C3 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green187
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #D3BBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3BBCB.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3BBCB.
11.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BBCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C3CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BBC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BBCB?

#D3BBCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 73% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BBCB?

Use black text. Black on #D3BBCB has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BBCB?

Its complementary colour is #BBD3C3, and analogous partners are #CFBBD3 and #D3BBBF.