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#D3C2CE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D3C2CE

#D3C2CE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D3C7 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D3C2CE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green194
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D3C2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3C2CE.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3C2CE.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3C2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3C2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C5CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5C2C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3C2CE?

#D3C2CE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3C2CE?

Use black text. Black on #D3C2CE has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3C2CE?

Its complementary colour is #C2D3C7, and analogous partners are #CFC2D3 and #D3C2C6.