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#DABCCD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DABCCD

#DABCCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.7); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCDAC9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DABCCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green188
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DABCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABCCD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABCCD.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEBCC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABCCD?

#DABCCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DABCCD?

Use black text. Black on #DABCCD has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABCCD?

Its complementary colour is #BCDAC9, and analogous partners are #D8BCDA and #DABCBE.