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#DFBCD2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DFBCD2

With the hex code #DFBCD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDFC9, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green188
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DFBCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCD2.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCD2.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFBCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFBCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC3D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C8D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BCC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBCD2?

With the hex code #DFBCD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBCD2?

Use black text. Black on #DFBCD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBCD2?

Its complementary colour is #BCDFC9, and analogous partners are #DBBCDF and #DFBCC1.