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#DDCCD8

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DDCCD8

#DDCCD8 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDDD1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDCCD8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green204
Blue216

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DDCCD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCCD8.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCCD8.
13.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCCD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCCD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCFD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D2D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFCCD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCCD8?

#DDCCD8 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCCD8?

Use black text. Black on #DDCCD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCCD8?

Its complementary colour is #CCDDD1, and analogous partners are #DACCDD and #DDCCD0.