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#DBC0CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBC0CC

With the hex code #DBC0CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0DBCF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green192
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DBC0CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC0CC.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC0CC.
12.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC0CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC0CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C5CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFC0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC0CC?

With the hex code #DBC0CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC0CC?

Use black text. Black on #DBC0CC has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC0CC?

Its complementary colour is #C0DBCF, and analogous partners are #DBC0DA and #DBC2C0.