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#D7BACE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D7BACE

#D7BACE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 73% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.4), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAD7C3 (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 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green186
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #D7BACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BACE.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BACE.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BACE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBBBC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BACE?

#D7BACE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 73% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7BACE?

Use black text. Black on #D7BACE has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BACE?

Its complementary colour is #BAD7C3, and analogous partners are #D1BAD7 and #D7BAC0.