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#DDCCDA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DDCCDA

#DDCCDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCDDCF (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green204
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DDCCDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCCDA.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCCDA.
13.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCCDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCFDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD2D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFCDD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCCDA?

#DDCCDA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCCDA?

Use black text. Black on #DDCCDA has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCCDA?

Its complementary colour is #CCDDCF, and analogous partners are #D8CCDD and #DDCCD2.