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#DFADBA

Pink · light warm pink

About #DFADBA

With the hex code #DFADBA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pink — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADDFD2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green173
Blue186

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DFADBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #DFADBA.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #DFADBA.
10.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFADBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B5BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBDB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8AAB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFADBA?

With the hex code #DFADBA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFADBA?

Use black text. Black on #DFADBA has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFADBA?

Its complementary colour is #ADDFD2, and analogous partners are #DFADD3 and #DFB9AD.