#DBB8BB
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #DBB8BB
#DBB8BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.8); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8DBD8 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DBB8BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBB8BB?
#DBB8BB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 72% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBB8BB?
Use black text. Black on #DBB8BB has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBB8BB?
Its complementary colour is #B8DBD8, and analogous partners are #DBB8CC and #DBC7B8.