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#DFC6CE

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DFC6CE

With the hex code #DFC6CE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6DFD7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green198
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DFC6CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC6CE.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC6CE.
13.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC6CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC6CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CACE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C5C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC6CE?

With the hex code #DFC6CE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC6CE?

Use black text. Black on #DFC6CE has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC6CE?

Its complementary colour is #C6DFD7, and analogous partners are #DFC6DB and #DFCAC6.