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#DCC3CD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC3CD

#DCC3CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3DCD2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DCC3CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red220
Green195
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DCC3CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC3CD.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC3CD.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC3CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC3CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C7CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C2C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC3CD?

#DCC3CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC3CD?

Use black text. Black on #DCC3CD has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC3CD?

Its complementary colour is #C3DCD2, and analogous partners are #DCC3DA and #DCC5C3.