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#DBC1CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBC1CD

#DBC1CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1DBCF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBC1CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green193
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #DBC1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC1CD.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC1CD.
12.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C5CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFC1C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC1CD?

#DBC1CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC1CD?

Use black text. Black on #DBC1CD has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC1CD?

Its complementary colour is #C1DBCF, and analogous partners are #DBC1DA and #DBC2C1.