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#DFC6DA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DFC6DA

With the hex code #DFC6DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6DFCB, 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 13.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green198
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #DFC6DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC6DA.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC6DA.
13.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC6DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC6DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CBDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCED9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C7CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC6DA?

With the hex code #DFC6DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC6DA?

Use black text. Black on #DFC6DA has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC6DA?

Its complementary colour is #C6DFCB, and analogous partners are #D8C6DF and #DFC6CD.