#DBBDC5
Thistle · light warm pink
About #DBBDC5
#DBBDC5 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.3); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDDBD3 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBDC5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBBDC5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBBDC5?
#DBBDC5 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DBBDC5?
Use black text. Black on #DBBDC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBBDC5?
Its complementary colour is #BDDBD3, and analogous partners are #DBBDD4 and #DBC4BD.