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#DEBDC7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEBDC7

#DEBDC7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDDED4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green189
Blue199

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #DEBDC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDC7.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDC7.
12.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEBDC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEBDC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C2C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C7C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BCC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBDC7?

#DEBDC7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBDC7?

Use black text. Black on #DEBDC7 has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBDC7?

Its complementary colour is #BDDED4, and analogous partners are #DEBDD8 and #DEC3BD.