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#D4B7BC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #D4B7BC

#D4B7BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 10.4), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7D4CF (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green183
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D4B7BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D4B7BC.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D4B7BC.
11.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4B7BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4B7BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C0BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB5B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4B7BC?

#D4B7BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D4B7BC?

Use black text. Black on #D4B7BC has a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4B7BC?

Its complementary colour is #B7D4CF, and analogous partners are #D4B7CB and #D4C0B7.