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#DBBFB6

Oat · light warm pink

About #DBBFB6

#DBBFB6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 10.0), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6D2DB (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green191
Blue182

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DBBFB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBBFB6.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBBFB6.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBFB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBFB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C2B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BBBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBFB6?

#DBBFB6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBFB6?

Use black text. Black on #DBBFB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBFB6?

Its complementary colour is #B6D2DB, and analogous partners are #DBB6C0 and #DBD2B6.