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#DFC8DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DFC8DB

With the hex code #DFC8DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 4.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8DFCC, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green200
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #DFC8DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC8DB.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFC8DB.
13.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC8DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC8DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD0DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1C9CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC8DB?

With the hex code #DFC8DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 78% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC8DB?

Use black text. Black on #DFC8DB has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC8DB?

Its complementary colour is #C8DFCC, and analogous partners are #D8C8DF and #DFC8CF.