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#DDAEBE

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #DDAEBE

With the hex code #DDAEBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bubblegum — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEDDCD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green174
Blue190

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #DDAEBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #DDAEBE.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #DDAEBE.
10.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDAEBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B6BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBDBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5ACB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDAEBE?

With the hex code #DDAEBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDAEBE?

Use black text. Black on #DDAEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDAEBE?

Its complementary colour is #AEDDCD, and analogous partners are #DDAED5 and #DDB6AE.