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#D9BFCA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D9BFCA

#D9BFCA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.4), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD9CE (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 12.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green191
Blue202

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D9BFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D9BFCA.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D9BFCA.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9BFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9BFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C3CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C7C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDBEC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9BFCA?

#D9BFCA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D9BFCA?

Use black text. Black on #D9BFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9BFCA?

Its complementary colour is #BFD9CE, and analogous partners are #D9BFD7 and #D9C1BF.