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#DCC2CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC2CC

With the hex code #DCC2CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% 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 8.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2DCD2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green194
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DCC2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2CC.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2CC.
12.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C6CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACACB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C1C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC2CC?

With the hex code #DCC2CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC2CC?

Use black text. Black on #DCC2CC has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC2CC?

Its complementary colour is #C2DCD2, and analogous partners are #DCC2D9 and #DCC5C2.