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#DFBCDF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DFBCDF

#DFBCDF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.4), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCDFBC (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green188
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #DFBCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCDF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFBCDF.
12.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFBCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC4E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C8DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1BFC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBCDF?

#DFBCDF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBCDF?

Use black text. Black on #DFBCDF has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBCDF?

Its complementary colour is #BCDFBC, and analogous partners are #CEBCDF and #DFBCCE.