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#DDBCD8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBCD8

#DDBCD8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCDDC1 (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 12.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green188
Blue216

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #DDBCD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCD8.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBCD8.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC3D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C7D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0BEC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCD8?

#DDBCD8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCD8?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCD8 has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCD8?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDC1, and analogous partners are #D2BCDD and #DDBCC7.