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#DFC3DD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DFC3DD

With the hex code #DFC3DD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 2.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3DFC5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green195
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #DFC3DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC3DD.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC3DD.
12.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC3DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC3DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C9DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C5CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC3DD?

With the hex code #DFC3DD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC3DD?

Use black text. Black on #DFC3DD has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC3DD?

Its complementary colour is #C3DFC5, and analogous partners are #D3C3DF and #DFC3CF.