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#DFA8BF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DFA8BF

With the hex code #DFA8BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 66% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8DFC8, 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 — 10.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green168
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DFA8BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFA8BF.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFA8BF.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFA8BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFA8BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB2C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABBBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8A6B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFA8BF?

With the hex code #DFA8BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 66% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFA8BF?

Use black text. Black on #DFA8BF has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFA8BF?

Its complementary colour is #A8DFC8, and analogous partners are #DFA8DA and #DFADA8.