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#DDC3DC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDC3DC

With the hex code #DDC3DC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 1.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3DDC4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green195
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 1.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #DDC3DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC3DC.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC3DC.
12.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC3DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC3DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C9DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CCDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFC5CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC3DC?

With the hex code #DDC3DC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC3DC?

Use black text. Black on #DDC3DC has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC3DC?

Its complementary colour is #C3DDC4, and analogous partners are #D1C3DD and #DDC3CF.