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#DBBCD3

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBCD3

With the hex code #DBBCD3, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 74% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 2.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDBC4, 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 — 12.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green188
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #DBBCD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBCD3.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBCD3.
12.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBCD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBCD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC2D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C6D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFBDC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBCD3?

With the hex code #DBBCD3, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 74% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBCD3?

Use black text. Black on #DBBCD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBCD3?

Its complementary colour is #BCDBC4, and analogous partners are #D4BCDB and #DBBCC4.