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#DDBCC0

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBCC0

#DDBCC0 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.9), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCDDD9 (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 12.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green188
Blue192

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DDBCC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBCC0.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBCC0.
12.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C1C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BABD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCC0?

#DDBCC0 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCC0?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCC0 has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCC0?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDD9, and analogous partners are #DDBCD1 and #DDC9BC.