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#DEBEDD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEBEDD

With the hex code #DEBEDD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% 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 4.0 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEDEBF, 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 — 12.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green190
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #DEBEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBEDD.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBEDD.
12.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEBEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC5DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C9DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C0C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBEDD?

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

›What text colour should I use on #DEBEDD?

Use black text. Black on #DEBEDD has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBEDD?

Its complementary colour is #BEDEBF, and analogous partners are #CFBEDE and #DEBECD.