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#DDBDBB

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBDBB

With the hex code #DDBDBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBDBDD, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green189
Blue187

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #DDBDBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBDBB.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBDBB.
12.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDBDBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C1BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5BABD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBDBB?

With the hex code #DDBDBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBDBB?

Use black text. Black on #DDBDBB has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBDBB?

Its complementary colour is #BBDBDD, and analogous partners are #DDBBCA and #DDCEBB.