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#D5BCCF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D5BCCF

#D5BCCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCD5C2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D5BCCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red213
Green188
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #D5BCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BCCF.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BCCF.
11.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5BCCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5BCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC1D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BDC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5BCCF?

#D5BCCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5BCCF?

Use black text. Black on #D5BCCF has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5BCCF?

Its complementary colour is #BCD5C2, and analogous partners are #CFBCD5 and #D5BCC3.