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#DDBCC8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBCC8

With the hex code #DDBCC8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDDD1, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green188
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DDBCC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCC8.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCC8.
12.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC1C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BBC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCC8?

With the hex code #DDBCC8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCC8?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCC8?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDD1, and analogous partners are #DDBCD8 and #DDC1BC.