#DABEDD
Thistle · light cool pink
About #DABEDD
#DABEDD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 75% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1DDBE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DABEDD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DABEDD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DABEDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DABEDD?
#DABEDD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 75% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DABEDD?
Use black text. Black on #DABEDD has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DABEDD?
Its complementary colour is #C1DDBE, and analogous partners are #CBBEDD and #DDBED1.