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#DCC2CE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC2CE

#DCC2CE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2DCD0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DCC2CE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green194
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #DCC2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2CE.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2CE.
12.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CACD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C2C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC2CE?

#DCC2CE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC2CE?

Use black text. Black on #DCC2CE has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC2CE?

Its complementary colour is #C2DCD0, and analogous partners are #DCC2DB and #DCC3C2.