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#DBB0BB

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DBB0BB

With the hex code #DBB0BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 69% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0DBD0, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green176
Blue187

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DBB0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBB0BB.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBB0BB.
10.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBB0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBB0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B7BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3AEB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBB0BB?

With the hex code #DBB0BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 69% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBB0BB?

Use black text. Black on #DBB0BB has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBB0BB?

Its complementary colour is #B0DBD0, and analogous partners are #DBB0D0 and #DBBBB0.