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#DBC0CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBC0CD

#DBC0CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.4), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0DBCE (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 — 12.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green192
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #DBC0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC0CD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC0CD.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C5CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFC0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC0CD?

#DBC0CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC0CD?

Use black text. Black on #DBC0CD has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC0CD?

Its complementary colour is #C0DBCE, and analogous partners are #DBC0DB and #DBC1C0.