Thistle

#bc9db2

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

Thistle is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #bc9db2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9db2

RGB188, 157, 178

HSL319, 19%, 68%

HSV319, 16%, 74%

CMYK0%, 16%, 5%, 26%

Lab68.04, 15.05, -6.59

XYZ40.83, 38.02, 47.31

Decimal12361138

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone522 C

Shades of thistle

#af8aa3 #a27895 #956686 #825975 #704c64 #5d3f53 #4a3343 #382632 #251921 #120c10

Tints of thistle

#c2a6b9 #c8aec0 #ceb7c7 #d4c0cd #dac9d4 #e0d1db #e6dae2 #ece3e9 #f2ecf0 #f8f4f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#9dbca7 Analogous#b79dbc Analogous#bc9da3 Triadic#b2bc9d Triadic#9db2bc Split complementary#a3bc9d Split complementary#9dbcb7

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 5, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9db2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 5 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 9 32

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 #bc9db2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9db2; }
.text { color: #bc9db2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9db2; }

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 #bc9db2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9db2 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 #bc9db2 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 #bc9db2 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

Every value on this page for #bc9db2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.