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#DCC2D9

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC2D9

#DCC2D9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 76% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 1.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2DCC5 (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 — 12.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green194
Blue217

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 1.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #DCC2D9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2D9.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2D9.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC2D9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC2D9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C8DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CBD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEC3C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC2D9?

#DCC2D9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 76% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC2D9?

Use black text. Black on #DCC2D9 has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC2D9?

Its complementary colour is #C2DCC5, and analogous partners are #D2C2DC and #DCC2CC.