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#DDBCD4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBCD4

With the hex code #DDBCD4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% 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 3.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDDC5, 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 12.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green188
Blue212

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #DDBCD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCD4.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCD4.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC3D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C7D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BDC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCD4?

With the hex code #DDBCD4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCD4?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCD4?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDC5, and analogous partners are #D6BCDD and #DDBCC4.