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#DEBDDB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEBDDB

With the hex code #DEBDDB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% 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 3.9 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDDEC0, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green189
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #DEBDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDDB.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBDDB.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEBDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC4DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C8DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBDDB?

With the hex code #DEBDDB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBDDB?

Use black text. Black on #DEBDDB has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBDDB?

Its complementary colour is #BDDEC0, and analogous partners are #D1BDDE and #DEBDCB.