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#DDC0DD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDC0DD

#DDC0DD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0DDC0 (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 — 12.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green192
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #DDC0DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC0DD.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC0DD.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC0DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC0DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC7DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4CADC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFC2CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC0DD?

#DDC0DD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC0DD?

Use black text. Black on #DDC0DD has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC0DD?

Its complementary colour is #C0DDC0, and analogous partners are #CFC0DD and #DDC0CF.