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#DDBCD0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBCD0

#DDBCD0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.1); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCDDC9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDBCD0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green188
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #DDBCD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCD0.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCD0.
12.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BCC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCD0?

#DDBCD0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCD0?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCD0?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDC9, and analogous partners are #DABCDD and #DDBCBF.