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#DBBFC9

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBFC9

#DBBFC9 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.0); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFDBD1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBBFC9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green191
Blue201

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #DBBFC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBFC9.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBFC9.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBBFC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBBFC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C3C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C8C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0BEC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBFC9?

#DBBFC9 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBFC9?

Use black text. Black on #DBBFC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBFC9?

Its complementary colour is #BFDBD1, and analogous partners are #DBBFD7 and #DBC3BF.