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#DEBEDC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEBEDC

#DEBEDC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEDEC0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DEBEDC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red222
Green190
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #DEBEDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBEDC.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBEDC.
12.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEBEDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC5DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C9DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C0C8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBEDC?

#DEBEDC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBEDC?

Use black text. Black on #DEBEDC has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBEDC?

Its complementary colour is #BEDEC0, and analogous partners are #D0BEDE and #DEBECC.