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#DBBACE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBACE

#DBBACE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 73% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BADBC7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBACE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green186
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #DBBACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBACE.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBACE.
11.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFBAC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBACE?

#DBBACE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 73% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBACE?

Use black text. Black on #DBBACE has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBACE?

Its complementary colour is #BADBC7, and analogous partners are #D7BADB and #DBBABE.