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#D3BFCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D3BFCC

With the hex code #D3BFCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD3C6, 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 12.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green191
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #D3BFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3BFCC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3BFCC.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3BFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3BFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6BFC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3BFCC?

With the hex code #D3BFCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3BFCC?

Use black text. Black on #D3BFCC has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3BFCC?

Its complementary colour is #BFD3C6, and analogous partners are #D0BFD3 and #D3BFC2.