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#DABBCB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DABBCB

#DABBCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 73% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.4); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBDACA — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DABBCB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green187
Blue203

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #DABBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABBCB.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABBCB.
11.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFBBC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABBCB?

#DABBCB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 73% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DABBCB?

Use black text. Black on #DABBCB has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABBCB?

Its complementary colour is #BBDACA, and analogous partners are #DABBDA and #DABBBB.