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#DEC7CF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DEC7CF

#DEC7CF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7DED6 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green199
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DEC7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC7CF.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC7CF.
13.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CBCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C6CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC7CF?

#DEC7CF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC7CF?

Use black text. Black on #DEC7CF has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC7CF?

Its complementary colour is #C7DED6, and analogous partners are #DEC7DA and #DECBC7.