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#DBB8BD

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DBB8BD

#DBB8BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.1), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8DBD6 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green184
Blue189

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #DBB8BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBB8BD.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBB8BD.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBB8BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBB8BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C3BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2B6BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBB8BD?

#DBB8BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBB8BD?

Use black text. Black on #DBB8BD has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBB8BD?

Its complementary colour is #B8DBD6, and analogous partners are #DBB8CF and #DBC4B8.