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#DFC3CF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DFC3CF

#DFC3CF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 76% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3DFD3 (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 — 12.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green195
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DFC3CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC3CF.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC3CF.
12.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC3CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC3CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCCCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C2C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC3CF?

#DFC3CF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 76% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC3CF?

Use black text. Black on #DFC3CF has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC3CF?

Its complementary colour is #C3DFD3, and analogous partners are #DFC3DD and #DFC5C3.