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#DCBEBF

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DCBEBF

#DCBEBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.4), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEDCDB (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 — 12.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green190
Blue191

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DCBEBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DCBEBF.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DCBEBF.
12.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCBEBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BCBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCBEBF?

#DCBEBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 75% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DCBEBF?

Use black text. Black on #DCBEBF has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCBEBF?

Its complementary colour is #BEDCDB, and analogous partners are #DCBECE and #DCCCBE.