Close to Thistle
#DBB5CE
#DBB5CE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 71% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBB5CE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.82:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.51:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.82:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.51:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBB5CE as they’d see it.
#DBB5CE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DBB5CE
What color is #DBB5CE?
#DBB5CE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 71% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBB5CE in RGB?
#DBB5CE is rgb(219, 181, 206): 219 red, 181 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBB5CE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 17, 6, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBB5CE?
PANTONE 256 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBB5CE?
Its complement #A3C9B0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.