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#DABECA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DABECA

#DABECA 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, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEDACE (pale mint), 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 12.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green190
Blue202

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #DABECA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABECA.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABECA.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABECA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C3CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFBDC2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABECA?

#DABECA 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, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DABECA?

Use black text. Black on #DABECA has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABECA?

Its complementary colour is #BEDACE, and analogous partners are #DABED8 and #DAC0BE.