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#DFCADD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DFCADD

#DFCADD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CADFCC (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green202
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #DFCADD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCADD.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCADD.
13.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCADD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CFDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1CBD0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCADD?

#DFCADD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 79% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCADD?

Use black text. Black on #DFCADD has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCADD?

Its complementary colour is #CADFCC, and analogous partners are #D6CADF and #DFCAD3.