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#DAB8BB

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DAB8BB

#DAB8BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.1), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8DAD7 (powder blue), 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 — 11.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green184
Blue187

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DAB8BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DAB8BB.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DAB8BB.
11.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAB8BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAB8BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C2BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1B5B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAB8BB?

#DAB8BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAB8BB?

Use black text. Black on #DAB8BB has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAB8BB?

Its complementary colour is #B8DAD7, and analogous partners are #DAB8CC and #DAC6B8.