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#DBBBC7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBBC7

#DBBBC7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.5); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBDBCF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBBC7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green187
Blue199

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DBBBC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBBC7.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBBC7.
11.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBBC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBBC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC0C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C5C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0BABF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBBC7?

#DBBBC7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBBC7?

Use black text. Black on #DBBBC7 has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBBC7?

Its complementary colour is #BBDBCF, and analogous partners are #DBBBD7 and #DBBFBB.