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#D8BCC2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #D8BCC2

#D8BCC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 10.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCD8D2 (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 11.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green188
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D8BCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D8BCC2.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #D8BCC2.
11.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8BCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8BCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC0C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C5C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEBABE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8BCC2?

#D8BCC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D8BCC2?

Use black text. Black on #D8BCC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8BCC2?

Its complementary colour is #BCD8D2, and analogous partners are #D8BCD0 and #D8C4BC.