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#DAB4CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DAB4CC

#DAB4CC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4DAC2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DAB4CC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green180
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #DAB4CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAB4CC.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAB4CC.
11.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAB4CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAB4CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC1CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFB4BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAB4CC?

#DAB4CC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAB4CC?

Use black text. Black on #DAB4CC has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAB4CC?

Its complementary colour is #B4DAC2, and analogous partners are #D5B4DA and #DAB4B9.