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#DAB6BC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DAB6BC

With the hex code #DAB6BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6DAD4, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green182
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DAB6BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DAB6BC.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DAB6BC.
11.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAB6BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAB6BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C1BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1B4B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAB6BC?

With the hex code #DAB6BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 71% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAB6BC?

Use black text. Black on #DAB6BC has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAB6BC?

Its complementary colour is #B6DAD4, and analogous partners are #DAB6CE and #DAC2B6.