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#DFBCD1

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DFBCD1

#DFBCD1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.4); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCDFCA — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DFBCD1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green188
Blue209

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DFBCD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCD1.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCD1.
12.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFBCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFBCD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC3D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BCC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBCD1?

#DFBCD1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBCD1?

Use black text. Black on #DFBCD1 has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBCD1?

Its complementary colour is #BCDFCA, and analogous partners are #DCBCDF and #DFBCC0.