#D8CBDA
Thistle · very light cool pink
About #D8CBDA
#D8CBDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDDACB (light sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.47:1 (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 #D8CBDA?
#D8CBDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D8CBDA?
Use black text. Black on #D8CBDA has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8CBDA?
Its complementary colour is #CDDACB, and analogous partners are #D0CBDA and #DACBD5.