Thistle

#d5c0cf

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Thistle, a muted pink at 317 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #d5c0cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d5c0cf

RGB213, 192, 207

HSL317, 20%, 79%

HSV317, 10%, 84%

CMYK0%, 10%, 3%, 16%

Lab79.81, 10.02, -4.81

XYZ57.55, 56.35, 66.87

Decimal14008527

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone665 C

Shades of thistle

#c6aabe #b793ad #a87d9c #99668b #835776 #6c4862 #56394e #3f2a39 #291b25 #120c11

Tints of thistle

#d8c5d3 #dccad7 #dfd0db #e3d5df #e6dae3 #eadfe7 #ede5eb #f1eaef #f4eff3 #f8f4f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c0d5c6 Analogous#d1c0d5 Analogous#d5c0c5 Triadic#cfd5c0 Triadic#c0cfd5 Split complementary#c5d5c0 Split complementary#c0d5d1

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 3, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d5c0cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 3 16

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 7 22

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #d5c0cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d5c0cf; }
.text { color: #d5c0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c0cf; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d5c0cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d5c0cf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d5c0cf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d5c0cf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d5c0cf are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.