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#D5B7BB

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #D5B7BB

#D5B7BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.9), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7D5D1 (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 — 11.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green183
Blue187

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D5B7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D5B7BB.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D5B7BB.
11.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5B7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5B7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C0BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBB5B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5B7BB?

#D5B7BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 72% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5B7BB?

Use black text. Black on #D5B7BB has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5B7BB?

Its complementary colour is #B7D5D1, and analogous partners are #D5B7CA and #D5C2B7.