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#D99BB6

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D99BB6

#D99BB6 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 61% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.5); Light Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9BD9BE — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D99BB6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green155
Blue182

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.5
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #D99BB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D99BB6.
2.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D99BB6.
9.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D99BB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D99BB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A6B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB1B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E299A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D99BB6?

#D99BB6 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 61% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D99BB6?

Use black text. Black on #D99BB6 has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D99BB6?

Its complementary colour is #9BD9BE, and analogous partners are #D99BD5 and #D99F9B.