#DBBEDC
Thistle · light cool pink
About #DBBEDC
#DBBEDC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 3.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFDCBE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBEDC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBBEDC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #DBBEDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBBEDC?
#DBBEDC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBBEDC?
Use black text. Black on #DBBEDC has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBBEDC?
Its complementary colour is #BFDCBE, and analogous partners are #CCBEDC and #DCBECE.