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#DBB6D2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBB6D2

#DBB6D2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 71% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6DBBF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBB6D2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green182
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #DBB6D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBB6D2.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBB6D2.
11.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBB6D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBB6D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6BED3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC3D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFB7BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBB6D2?

#DBB6D2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 71% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBB6D2?

Use black text. Black on #DBB6D2 has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBB6D2?

Its complementary colour is #B6DBBF, and analogous partners are #D2B6DB and #DBB6C0.