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#DBC3D2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBC3D2

With the hex code #DBC3D2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% 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 5.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3DBCC, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green195
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #DBC3D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC3D2.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC3D2.
12.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC3D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC3D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C7D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CBD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEC3C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC3D2?

With the hex code #DBC3D2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC3D2?

Use black text. Black on #DBC3D2 has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC3D2?

Its complementary colour is #C3DBCC, and analogous partners are #D8C3DB and #DBC3C6.