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#DBBEDE

Thistle · light cool pink

About #DBBEDE

#DBBEDE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.0), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1DEBE (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 12.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green190
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #DBBEDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBEDE.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBEDE.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBEDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC5DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C8DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCC1C9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBEDE?

#DBBEDE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBEDE?

Use black text. Black on #DBBEDE has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBEDE?

Its complementary colour is #C1DEBE, and analogous partners are #CBBEDE and #DEBED1.