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#DBBCCC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBCCC

#DBBCCC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.4); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCDBCB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBCCC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green188
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #DBBCCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBCCC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBCCC.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBCCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC2CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0BCC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBCCC?

#DBBCCC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBCCC?

Use black text. Black on #DBBCCC has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBCCC?

Its complementary colour is #BCDBCB, and analogous partners are #DBBCDB and #DBBCBD.