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#DFCDDD

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DFCDDD

#DFCDDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDDFCF (light sage), 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 — 13.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green205
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DFCDDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCDDD.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCDDD.
13.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCDDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD1DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D3DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1CED2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCDDD?

#DFCDDD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCDDD?

Use black text. Black on #DFCDDD has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCDDD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDFCF, and analogous partners are #D8CDDF and #DFCDD4.