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#DDC4DD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDC4DD

#DDC4DD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 77% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 1.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4DDC4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDC4DD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green196
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 1.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #DDC4DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC4DD.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDC4DD.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC4DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC4DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CADE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFC6CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC4DD?

#DDC4DD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 77% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC4DD?

Use black text. Black on #DDC4DD has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC4DD?

Its complementary colour is #C4DDC4, and analogous partners are #D1C4DD and #DDC4D1.