#DBC4D3
Thistle · light warm pink
About #DBC4D3
#DBC4D3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 77% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4DBCC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DBC4D3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBC4D3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DBC4D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBC4D3?
#DBC4D3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 77% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBC4D3?
Use black text. Black on #DBC4D3 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBC4D3?
Its complementary colour is #C4DBCC, and analogous partners are #D8C4DB and #DBC4C8.