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#DDBEC2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBEC2

#DDBEC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEDDD9 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDBEC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green190
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DDBEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC2.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC2.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C8C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BCBF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBEC2?

#DDBEC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBEC2?

Use black text. Black on #DDBEC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBEC2?

Its complementary colour is #BEDDD9, and analogous partners are #DDBED2 and #DDCABE.