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#DDBED2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBED2

With the hex code #DDBED2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% 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 3.5 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEDDC9, 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 12.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green190
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DDBED2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBED2.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBED2.
12.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBED2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBED2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC4D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BEC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBED2?

With the hex code #DDBED2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBED2?

Use black text. Black on #DDBED2 has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBED2?

Its complementary colour is #BEDDC9, and analogous partners are #D9BEDD and #DDBEC3.