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#DBBABE

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DBBABE

#DBBABE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.2), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BADBD7 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green186
Blue190

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #DBBABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBABE.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBABE.
11.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2B8BB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBABE?

#DBBABE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBABE?

Use black text. Black on #DBBABE has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBABE?

Its complementary colour is #BADBD7, and analogous partners are #DBBACE and #DBC7BA.