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#D5B7CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D5B7CD

#D5B7CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 72% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7D5BF (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 — 11.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green183
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #D5B7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5B7CD.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5B7CD.
11.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5B7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5B7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BDCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC1CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8B8BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5B7CD?

#D5B7CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 72% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5B7CD?

Use black text. Black on #D5B7CD has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5B7CD?

Its complementary colour is #B7D5BF, and analogous partners are #CEB7D5 and #D5B7BE.