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#DEBDD9

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEBDD9

#DEBDD9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDDEC2 (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 — 12.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green189
Blue217

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #DEBDD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDD9.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDD9.
12.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEBDD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEBDD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC4DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C8D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BFC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBDD9?

#DEBDD9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBDD9?

Use black text. Black on #DEBDD9 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBDD9?

Its complementary colour is #BDDEC2, and analogous partners are #D3BDDE and #DEBDC9.