#DCBEC3
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #DCBEC3
#DCBEC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEDCD7 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DCBEC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCBEC3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DCBEC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCBEC3?
#DCBEC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCBEC3?
Use black text. Black on #DCBEC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCBEC3?
Its complementary colour is #BEDCD7, and analogous partners are #DCBED2 and #DCC8BE.