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#DBBAD2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBAD2

With the hex code #DBBAD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BADBC3, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green186
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #DBBAD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBAD2.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBAD2.
11.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBAD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBAD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C5D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFBBC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBAD2?

With the hex code #DBBAD2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBAD2?

Use black text. Black on #DBBAD2 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBAD2?

Its complementary colour is #BADBC3, and analogous partners are #D3BADB and #DBBAC2.