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#DDBCC2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBCC2

With the hex code #DDBCC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDDD7, 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 12.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green188
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DDBCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBCC2.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBCC2.
12.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C1C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BABE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCC2?

With the hex code #DDBCC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCC2?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCC2?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDD7, and analogous partners are #DDBCD2 and #DDC7BC.