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#D6BFCF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D6BFCF

With the hex code #D6BFCF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 75% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% 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 4.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD6C6, 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 — 12.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red214
Green191
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #D6BFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D6BFCF.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D6BFCF.
12.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6BFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6BFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC3D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C7CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9C0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6BFCF?

With the hex code #D6BFCF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 75% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6BFCF?

Use black text. Black on #D6BFCF has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6BFCF?

Its complementary colour is #BFD6C6, and analogous partners are #D2BFD6 and #D6BFC3.