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#D7BDCF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D7BDCF

#D7BDCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD7C5 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D7BDCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red215
Green189
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #D7BDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BDCF.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BDCF.
12.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BDCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC2D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C6CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DABEC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BDCF?

#D7BDCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7BDCF?

Use black text. Black on #D7BDCF has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BDCF?

Its complementary colour is #BDD7C5, and analogous partners are #D2BDD7 and #D7BDC2.