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#DCCCDE

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #DCCCDE

#DCCCDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEDECC (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green204
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DCCCDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCCDE.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCCDE.
13.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCCCDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED2DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDCDD2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCCDE?

#DCCCDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCCDE?

Use black text. Black on #DCCCDE has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCCDE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDECC, and analogous partners are #D3CCDE and #DECCD7.