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Thistle Color Code
HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values for Thistle, plus its tints, shades, and similar colors.
HEX
#D8BFD8
RGB
216, 191, 216
HSL
300, 24%, 80%
CMYK
0%, 12%, 0%, 15%
About Thistle
Thistle is a warm, muted light shade of pink, sitting at 300° on the color wheel with 24% saturation and 80% lightness.
For text or UI elements on a Thistle background, black text is more readable, giving a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 (AAA).
Its computed complementary color is #C0D8C0, closest in the library to Dark Green.
Example text on Thistle
The Story Behind Thistle
Thistle is named after the flowering plant, and it captures the soft, dusty purple-pink of the thistle's bloom rather than its famously spiky leaves. It's a gentle, low-saturation color that works well as a background tone without competing with brighter accent colors.
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