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#DABBBE

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DABBBE

#DABBBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.7), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBDAD7 (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 11.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green187
Blue190

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #DABBBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DABBBE.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DABBBE.
11.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABBBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1B9BC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABBBE?

#DABBBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DABBBE?

Use black text. Black on #DABBBE has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABBBE?

Its complementary colour is #BBDAD7, and analogous partners are #DABBCE and #DAC7BB.