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#DABAC2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DABAC2

#DABAC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 73% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BADAD2 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green186
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #DABAC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DABAC2.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DABAC2.
11.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DABAC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DABAC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBFC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0B8BD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABAC2?

#DABAC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 73% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DABAC2?

Use black text. Black on #DABAC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABAC2?

Its complementary colour is #BADAD2, and analogous partners are #DABAD2 and #DAC2BA.