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#DFD0E1

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #DFD0E1

#DFD0E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2E1D0 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD0E1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green208
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DFD0E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD0E1.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD0E1.
14.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD0E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD0E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D1D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD0E1?

#DFD0E1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD0E1?

Use black text. Black on #DFD0E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD0E1?

Its complementary colour is #D2E1D0, and analogous partners are #D7D0E1 and #E1D0DB.