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#DDBED3

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDBED3

#DDBED3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.1), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEDDC8 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green190
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #DDBED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBED3.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDBED3.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC4D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C8D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BFC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBED3?

#DDBED3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBED3?

Use black text. Black on #DDBED3 has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBED3?

Its complementary colour is #BEDDC8, and analogous partners are #D8BEDD and #DDBEC3.