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#D4B8BB

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #D4B8BB

#D4B8BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 10.3), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8D4D1 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green184
Blue187

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D4B8BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D4B8BB.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D4B8BB.
11.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4B8BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4B8BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB6B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4B8BB?

#D4B8BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D4B8BB?

Use black text. Black on #D4B8BB has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4B8BB?

Its complementary colour is #B8D4D1, and analogous partners are #D4B8C9 and #D4C3B8.