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#DEC6D0

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DEC6D0

#DEC6D0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6DED4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green198
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DEC6D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC6D0.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC6D0.
13.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC6D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC6D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CAD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCECF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C5C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC6D0?

#DEC6D0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC6D0?

Use black text. Black on #DEC6D0 has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC6D0?

Its complementary colour is #C6DED4, and analogous partners are #DEC6DC and #DEC8C6.