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#DDC0CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDC0CF

#DDC0CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.6); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0DDCE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDC0CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green192
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #DDC0CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC0CF.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC0CF.
12.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC0CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC0CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C5D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C0C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC0CF?

#DDC0CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC0CF?

Use black text. Black on #DDC0CF has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC0CF?

Its complementary colour is #C0DDCE, and analogous partners are #DDC0DD and #DDC0C1.