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#DEBED1

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEBED1

With the hex code #DEBED1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% 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 4.2 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEDECB, 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 — 12.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green190
Blue209

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #DEBED1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBED1.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBED1.
12.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEBED1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEBED1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC4D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C9D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2BEC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBED1?

With the hex code #DEBED1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBED1?

Use black text. Black on #DEBED1 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBED1?

Its complementary colour is #BEDECB, and analogous partners are #DBBEDE and #DEBEC1.