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#D5A7BB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D5A7BB

With the hex code #D5A7BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 65% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7D5C1, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green167
Blue187

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #D5A7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D5A7BB.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D5A7BB.
10.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5A7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5A7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABAFBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCA6AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5A7BB?

With the hex code #D5A7BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 65% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5A7BB?

Use black text. Black on #D5A7BB has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5A7BB?

Its complementary colour is #A7D5C1, and analogous partners are #D5A7D2 and #D5AAA7.