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#DECCD7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DECCD7

#DECCD7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCDED3 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DECCD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green204
Blue215

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DECCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DECCD7.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DECCD7.
13.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DECCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DECCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCFD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D2D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1CCD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECCD7?

#DECCD7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DECCD7?

Use black text. Black on #DECCD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECCD7?

Its complementary colour is #CCDED3, and analogous partners are #DCCCDE and #DECCCE.