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#DABBCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DABBCC

With the hex code #DABBCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 73% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBDAC9, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green187
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #DABBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABBCC.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABBCC.
11.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEBBC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABBCC?

With the hex code #DABBCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 73% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DABBCC?

Use black text. Black on #DABBCC has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABBCC?

Its complementary colour is #BBDAC9, and analogous partners are #D8BBDA and #DABBBD.