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#DDBCC6

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBCC6

#DDBCC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCDDD3 (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 12.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green188
Blue198

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DDBCC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCC6.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCC6.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC1C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C6C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BBBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCC6?

#DDBCC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCC6?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCC6?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDD3, and analogous partners are #DDBCD7 and #DDC3BC.