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#DEC2CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEC2CF

#DEC2CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.6); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2DED1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DEC2CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green194
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #DEC2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC2CF.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC2CF.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C7D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C2C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC2CF?

#DEC2CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC2CF?

Use black text. Black on #DEC2CF has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC2CF?

Its complementary colour is #C2DED1, and analogous partners are #DEC2DD and #DEC3C2.