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#DEC6D2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DEC6D2

With the hex code #DEC6D2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% 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 7.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6DED2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green198
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DEC6D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC6D2.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC6D2.
13.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC6D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC6D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CAD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCED1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C6CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC6D2?

With the hex code #DEC6D2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC6D2?

Use black text. Black on #DEC6D2 has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC6D2?

Its complementary colour is #C6DED2, and analogous partners are #DEC6DE and #DEC6C6.