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#DBBBDB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBBDB

#DBBBDB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 73% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBDBBB (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green187
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #DBBBDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBBDB.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBBDB.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBBDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C2DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C6DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDBDC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBBDB?

#DBBBDB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 73% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBBDB?

Use black text. Black on #DBBBDB has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBBDB?

Its complementary colour is #BBDBBB, and analogous partners are #CBBBDB and #DBBBCB.