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#DCC6D2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC6D2

#DCC6D2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 78% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6DCD0 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green198
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DCC6D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC6D2.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC6D2.
13.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC6D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC6D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CAD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCDD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFC6CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC6D2?

#DCC6D2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 78% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC6D2?

Use black text. Black on #DCC6D2 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC6D2?

Its complementary colour is #C6DCD0, and analogous partners are #DBC6DC and #DCC6C7.