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#DCC3C2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DCC3C2

With the hex code #DCC3C2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2DBDC, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red220
Green195
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #DCC3C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DCC3C2.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DCC3C2.
12.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC3C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC3C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C6C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCAC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C1C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC3C2?

With the hex code #DCC3C2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC3C2?

Use black text. Black on #DCC3C2 has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC3C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2DBDC, and analogous partners are #DCC2CE and #DCD0C2.