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#DAC0CB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DAC0CB

#DAC0CB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 80% 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 #C0DACF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green192
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DAC0CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC0CB.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC0CB.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAC0CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAC0CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C4CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C8CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEBFC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAC0CB?

#DAC0CB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 80% 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 #DAC0CB?

Use black text. Black on #DAC0CB has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAC0CB?

Its complementary colour is #C0DACF, and analogous partners are #DAC0D8 and #DAC2C0.