#D9CBDA
Thistle · very light cool pink
About #D9CBDA
#D9CBDA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDACB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9CBDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.51:1 (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 #D9CBDA?
#D9CBDA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D9CBDA?
Use black text. Black on #D9CBDA has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9CBDA?
Its complementary colour is #CCDACB, and analogous partners are #D2CBDA and #DACBD3.