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#DFBCCE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DFBCCE

#DFBCCE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.4); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCDFCD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DFBCCE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green188
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DFBCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCCE.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCCE.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFBCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BCC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBCCE?

#DFBCCE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBCCE?

Use black text. Black on #DFBCCE has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBCCE?

Its complementary colour is #BCDFCD, and analogous partners are #DEBCDF and #DFBCBD.