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#DCC2CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC2CD

#DCC2CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.5), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2DCD1 (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 — 12.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red220
Green194
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DCC2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2CD.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2CD.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C6CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C1C6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC2CD?

#DCC2CD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC2CD?

Use black text. Black on #DCC2CD has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC2CD?

Its complementary colour is #C2DCD1, and analogous partners are #DCC2DA and #DCC4C2.