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#DECCD8

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DECCD8

With the hex code #DECCD8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCDED2, a light gray 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 13.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green204
Blue216

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #DECCD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DECCD8.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DECCD8.
13.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DECCD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DECCD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCFD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D2D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CCD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECCD8?

With the hex code #DECCD8, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DECCD8?

Use black text. Black on #DECCD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECCD8?

Its complementary colour is #CCDED2, and analogous partners are #DBCCDE and #DECCCF.