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#DFACCB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DFACCB

#DFACCB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 67% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACDFC0 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green172
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #DFACCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACCB.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACCB.
10.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFACCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB6CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABECA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6ACB6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFACCB?

#DFACCB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 67% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFACCB?

Use black text. Black on #DFACCB has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFACCB?

Its complementary colour is #ACDFC0, and analogous partners are #D9ACDF and #DFACB2.