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#DEBDD8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEBDD8

With the hex code #DEBDD8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDDEC3, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green189
Blue216

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #DEBDD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDD8.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDD8.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEBDD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEBDD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC4D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C8D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BEC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBDD8?

With the hex code #DEBDD8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBDD8?

Use black text. Black on #DEBDD8 has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBDD8?

Its complementary colour is #BDDEC3, and analogous partners are #D3BDDE and #DEBDC8.