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#DBBFBD

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DBBFBD

#DBBFBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD9DB — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBFBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green191
Blue189

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #DBBFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBFBD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DBBFBD.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C2BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2BCBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBFBD?

#DBBFBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBFBD?

Use black text. Black on #DBBFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBFBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDD9DB, and analogous partners are #DBBDCA and #DBCEBD.