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#DDC3CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDC3CF

#DDC3CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3DDD1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDC3CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green195
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DDC3CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC3CF.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC3CF.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC3CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC3CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C7CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C3C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC3CF?

#DDC3CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC3CF?

Use black text. Black on #DDC3CF has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC3CF?

Its complementary colour is #C3DDD1, and analogous partners are #DDC3DC and #DDC4C3.