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#D5BECF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D5BECF

#D5BECF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.3), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BED5C4 (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 — 12.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red213
Green190
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #D5BECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BECF.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D5BECF.
12.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5BECF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5BECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC3D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C6CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BFC3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5BECF?

#D5BECF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 75% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5BECF?

Use black text. Black on #D5BECF has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5BECF?

Its complementary colour is #BED5C4, and analogous partners are #D0BED5 and #D5BEC4.