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#DBBEBB

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DBBEBB

#DBBEBB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.9); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBD8DB — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBEBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green190
Blue187

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #DBBEBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBEBB.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBEBB.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBEBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C1BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2BBBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBEBB?

#DBBEBB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBEBB?

Use black text. Black on #DBBEBB has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBEBB?

Its complementary colour is #BBD8DB, and analogous partners are #DBBBC8 and #DBCEBB.