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#DBB8BC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DBB8BC

With the hex code #DBB8BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8DBD7, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green184
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DBB8BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBB8BC.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBB8BC.
11.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBB8BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBB8BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C3BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2B5B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBB8BC?

With the hex code #DBB8BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 72% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBB8BC?

Use black text. Black on #DBB8BC has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBB8BC?

Its complementary colour is #B8DBD7, and analogous partners are #DBB8CE and #DBC5B8.