#DCC9DC
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #DCC9DC
#DCC9DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 79% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9DCC9 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCC9DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCC9DC?
#DCC9DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 79% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCC9DC?
Use black text. Black on #DCC9DC has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCC9DC?
Its complementary colour is #C9DCC9, and analogous partners are #D3C9DC and #DCC9D3.