#D5BFCD
Thistle · light warm pink
About #D5BFCD
With the hex code #D5BFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 5.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD5C7, 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 — 12.16:1, 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 #D5BFCD?
With the hex code #D5BFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D5BFCD?
Use black text. Black on #D5BFCD has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5BFCD?
Its complementary colour is #BFD5C7, and analogous partners are #D2BFD5 and #D5BFC2.