#DFC6CD
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #DFC6CD
#DFC6CD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6DFD8 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFC6CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFC6CD?
#DFC6CD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFC6CD?
Use black text. Black on #DFC6CD has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFC6CD?
Its complementary colour is #C6DFD8, and analogous partners are #DFC6D9 and #DFCCC6.