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#D4BFCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D4BFCC

#D4BFCC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD4C7 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green191
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D4BFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D4BFCC.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D4BFCC.
12.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4BFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4BFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C3CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7BFC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4BFCC?

#D4BFCC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D4BFCC?

Use black text. Black on #D4BFCC has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4BFCC?

Its complementary colour is #BFD4C7, and analogous partners are #D2BFD4 and #D4BFC2.