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#D7BECE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D7BECE

#D7BECE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% 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 4.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BED7C7 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D7BECE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green190
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #D7BECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BECE.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BECE.
12.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC3CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DABEC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BECE?

#D7BECE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% 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 #D7BECE?

Use black text. Black on #D7BECE has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BECE?

Its complementary colour is #BED7C7, and analogous partners are #D3BED7 and #D7BEC2.