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#DBBAC0

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DBBAC0

With the hex code #DBBAC0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BADBD5, 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 11.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green186
Blue192

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DBBAC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBAC0.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBAC0.
11.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBAC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBAC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBFC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2B8BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBAC0?

With the hex code #DBBAC0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBAC0?

Use black text. Black on #DBBAC0 has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBAC0?

Its complementary colour is #BADBD5, and analogous partners are #DBBAD1 and #DBC4BA.