#DBB9BD
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #DBB9BD
#DBB9BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.1); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9DBD7 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DBB9BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBB9BD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBB9BD?
#DBB9BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 73% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBB9BD?
Use black text. Black on #DBB9BD has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBB9BD?
Its complementary colour is #B9DBD7, and analogous partners are #DBB9CE and #DBC6B9.