#DDBED4
Thistle · light warm pink
About #DDBED4
#DDBED4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEDDC7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DDBED4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDBED4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DDBED4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDBED4?
#DDBED4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDBED4?
Use black text. Black on #DDBED4 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDBED4?
Its complementary colour is #BEDDC7, and analogous partners are #D7BEDD and #DDBEC5.