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#DDC4CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDC4CF

With the hex code #DDC4CF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 77% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4DDD2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green196
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DDC4CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC4CF.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC4CF.
12.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC4CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC4CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCCCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C4C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC4CF?

With the hex code #DDC4CF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 77% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC4CF?

Use black text. Black on #DDC4CF has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC4CF?

Its complementary colour is #C4DDD2, and analogous partners are #DDC4DB and #DDC6C4.