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#DDBCC3

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBCC3

#DDBCC3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCDDD6 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green188
Blue195

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DDBCC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBCC3.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBCC3.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBCC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBCC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C1C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C6C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BABE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBCC3?

#DDBCC3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBCC3?

Use black text. Black on #DDBCC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBCC3?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDD6, and analogous partners are #DDBCD3 and #DDC6BC.