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#DFB8DA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DFB8DA

#DFB8DA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 72% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8DFBD (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green184
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #DFB8DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFB8DA.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFB8DA.
12.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFB8DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFB8DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7C1DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC6D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BAC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFB8DA?

#DFB8DA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 72% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFB8DA?

Use black text. Black on #DFB8DA has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFB8DA?

Its complementary colour is #B8DFBD, and analogous partners are #D1B8DF and #DFB8C7.