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#DFADC8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DFADC8

#DFADC8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 68% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 9.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADDFC4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DFADC8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green173
Blue200

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #DFADC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFADC8.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFADC8.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFADC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFADC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B6C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBEC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6ADB6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFADC8?

#DFADC8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 68% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFADC8?

Use black text. Black on #DFADC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFADC8?

Its complementary colour is #ADDFC4, and analogous partners are #DDADDF and #DFADAF.