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#DBBDD9

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBDD9

#DBBDD9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.4), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDDBBF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green189
Blue217

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #DBBDD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBDD9.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBDD9.
12.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBDD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBDD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC4DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C7D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDBFC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBDD9?

#DBBDD9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 74% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBDD9?

Use black text. Black on #DBBDD9 has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBDD9?

Its complementary colour is #BDDBBF, and analogous partners are #CEBDDB and #DBBDCA.