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#D5BEC7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D5BEC7

#D5BEC7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BED5CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D5BEC7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red213
Green190
Blue199

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D5BEC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BEC7.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BEC7.
12.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5BEC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5BEC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C2C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C5C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9BDC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5BEC7?

#D5BEC7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5BEC7?

Use black text. Black on #D5BEC7 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5BEC7?

Its complementary colour is #BED5CC, and analogous partners are #D5BED3 and #D5C1BE.