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#DBBBB0

Dusty Rose · light warm orange

About #DBBBB0

With the hex code #DBBBB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0D0DB, a light 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 11.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green187
Blue176

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #DBBBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DBBBB0.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DBBBB0.
11.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4B7B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBBB0?

With the hex code #DBBBB0, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBBB0?

Use black text. Black on #DBBBB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBBB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0D0DB, and analogous partners are #DBB0BB and #DBD0B0.