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#DDCEDE

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #DDCEDE

#DDCEDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDECE (bone), 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 13.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green206
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DDCEDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCEDE.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCEDE.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDCEDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD1DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D3DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DECFD3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCEDE?

#DDCEDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCEDE?

Use black text. Black on #DDCEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCEDE?

Its complementary colour is #CFDECE, and analogous partners are #D5CEDE and #DECED7.