#DCBED1
Thistle · light warm pink
About #DCBED1
#DCBED1 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.7), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEDCC9 (pale mint), 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 — 12.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCBED1?
#DCBED1 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCBED1?
Use black text. Black on #DCBED1 has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCBED1?
Its complementary colour is #BEDCC9, and analogous partners are #D8BEDC and #DCBEC2.