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#D5BECC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D5BECC

#D5BECC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BED5C7 (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 12.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green190
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #D5BECC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BECC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BECC.
12.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5BECC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5BECC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC2CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BEC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5BECC?

#D5BECC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5BECC?

Use black text. Black on #D5BECC has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5BECC?

Its complementary colour is #BED5C7, and analogous partners are #D3BED5 and #D5BEC1.