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#DBBFCD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBFCD

With the hex code #DBBFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFDBCD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green191
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #DBBFCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBFCD.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBFCD.
12.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBFCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFBFC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBFCD?

With the hex code #DBBFCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 75% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBFCD?

Use black text. Black on #DBBFCD has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBFCD?

Its complementary colour is #BFDBCD, and analogous partners are #DBBFDB and #DBBFBF.