#D3BECC
Thistle · light warm pink
About #D3BECC
#D3BECC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BED3C5 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D3BECC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D3BECC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D3BECC?
#D3BECC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 75% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D3BECC?
Use black text. Black on #D3BECC has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3BECC?
Its complementary colour is #BED3C5, and analogous partners are #D0BED3 and #D3BEC2.