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#DBBBD7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBBD7

With the hex code #DBBBD7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% 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 3.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBDBBF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green187
Blue215

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #DBBBD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBBD7.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBBD7.
12.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBBD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBBD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC2D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C6D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEBDC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBBD7?

With the hex code #DBBBD7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 73% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBBD7?

Use black text. Black on #DBBBD7 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBBD7?

Its complementary colour is #BBDBBF, and analogous partners are #CFBBDB and #DBBBC7.