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#DABBDA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DABBDA

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

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBDABB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DABBDA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green187
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #DABBDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABBDA.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABBDA.
12.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABBDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C2DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C6D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCBDC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABBDA?

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

›What text colour should I use on #DABBDA?

Use black text. Black on #DABBDA has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABBDA?

Its complementary colour is #BBDABB, and analogous partners are #CBBBDA and #DABBCB.