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#DBC3D3

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBC3D3

#DBC3D3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 76% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3DBCB (light sage), 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 — 12.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green195
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #DBC3D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC3D3.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC3D3.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC3D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC3D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C8D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CBD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEC3C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC3D3?

#DBC3D3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 76% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC3D3?

Use black text. Black on #DBC3D3 has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC3D3?

Its complementary colour is #C3DBCB, and analogous partners are #D7C3DB and #DBC3C7.