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#DAB4CB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DAB4CB

#DAB4CB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 71% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.8), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4DAC3 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green180
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #DAB4CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAB4CB.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAB4CB.
11.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAB4CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAB4CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC1CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFB4BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAB4CB?

#DAB4CB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 71% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAB4CB?

Use black text. Black on #DAB4CB has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAB4CB?

Its complementary colour is #B4DAC3, and analogous partners are #D6B4DA and #DAB4B8.