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#DCCEDE

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #DCCEDE

With the hex code #DCCEDE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0DECE, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green206
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DCCEDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCEDE.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCEDE.
13.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCCEDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD1DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D3DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDCFD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCEDE?

With the hex code #DCCEDE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCEDE?

Use black text. Black on #DCCEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCEDE?

Its complementary colour is #D0DECE, and analogous partners are #D4CEDE and #DECED8.