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#DBC2D5

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBC2D5

#DBC2D5 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2DBC8 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBC2D5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green194
Blue213

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #DBC2D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC2D5.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC2D5.
12.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC2D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC2D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C7D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CAD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEC3C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC2D5?

#DBC2D5 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC2D5?

Use black text. Black on #DBC2D5 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC2D5?

Its complementary colour is #C2DBC8, and analogous partners are #D4C2DB and #DBC2C9.