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#D0AFBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #D0AFBB

With the hex code #D0AFBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 69% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFD0C4, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green175
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #D0AFBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0AFBB.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0AFBB.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0AFBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0AFBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B4BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6AEB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0AFBB?

With the hex code #D0AFBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 69% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0AFBB?

Use black text. Black on #D0AFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0AFBB?

Its complementary colour is #AFD0C4, and analogous partners are #D0AFCB and #D0B4AF.