#DBBCCF
Thistle · light warm pink
About #DBBCCF
#DBBCCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.0); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCDBC8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBCCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBBCCF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBBCCF?
#DBBCCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBBCCF?
Use black text. Black on #DBBCCF has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBBCCF?
Its complementary colour is #BCDBC8, and analogous partners are #D8BCDB and #DBBCC0.