#DEBDD7
Thistle · light warm pink
About #DEBDD7
#DEBDD7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 3.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDDEC4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DEBDD7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DEBDD7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEBDD7?
#DEBDD7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEBDD7?
Use black text. Black on #DEBDD7 has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEBDD7?
Its complementary colour is #BDDEC4, and analogous partners are #D5BDDE and #DEBDC6.