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#DDC3D2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDC3D2

#DDC3D2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.5); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3DDCE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDC3D2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green195
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DDC3D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC3D2.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC3D2.
12.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC3D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC3D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C8D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C3C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC3D2?

#DDC3D2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC3D2?

Use black text. Black on #DDC3D2 has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC3D2?

Its complementary colour is #C3DDCE, and analogous partners are #DBC3DD and #DDC3C5.