#D5BCCD
Thistle · light warm pink
About #D5BCCD
With the hex code #D5BCCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCD5C4, a light sage shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5BCCD?
With the hex code #D5BCCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D5BCCD?
Use black text. Black on #D5BCCD has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5BCCD?
Its complementary colour is #BCD5C4, and analogous partners are #D1BCD5 and #D5BCC1.