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#DDBCCB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBCCB

With the hex code #DDBCCB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% 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 6.2 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDDCE, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green188
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #DDBCCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCCB.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCCB.
12.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDBCCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2BBC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCCB?

With the hex code #DDBCCB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCCB?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCCB has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCCB?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDCE, and analogous partners are #DDBCDB and #DDBEBC.