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#DDBEC1

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBEC1

#DDBEC1 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.2), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEDDDA (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 — 12.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green190
Blue193

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #DDBEC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC1.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC1.
12.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBEC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBEC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C2C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C7C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BCBF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBEC1?

#DDBEC1 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBEC1?

Use black text. Black on #DDBEC1 has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBEC1?

Its complementary colour is #BEDDDA, and analogous partners are #DDBED0 and #DDCBBE.