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#DECCD9

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DECCD9

#DECCD9 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCDED1 (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 — 13.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green204
Blue217

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DECCD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DECCD9.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DECCD9.
13.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DECCD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DECCD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCFDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D2D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CDD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DECCD9?

#DECCD9 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DECCD9?

Use black text. Black on #DECCD9 has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DECCD9?

Its complementary colour is #CCDED1, and analogous partners are #DACCDE and #DECCD0.