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#DBBCD0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBCD0

With the hex code #DBBCD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% 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 3.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDBC7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green188
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DBBCD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBCD0.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBCD0.
12.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBCD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBCD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFBCC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBCD0?

With the hex code #DBBCD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 74% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBCD0?

Use black text. Black on #DBBCD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBCD0?

Its complementary colour is #BCDBC7, and analogous partners are #D7BCDB and #DBBCC1.