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#DCC2DA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC2DA

#DCC2DA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 1.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2DCC4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DCC2DA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green194
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 1.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #DCC2DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2DA.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC2DA.
12.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC2DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC2DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C8DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CBD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEC4CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC2DA?

#DCC2DA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC2DA?

Use black text. Black on #DCC2DA has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC2DA?

Its complementary colour is #C2DCC4, and analogous partners are #D1C2DC and #DCC2CD.