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#DDBEC4

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBEC4

#DDBEC4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEDDD7 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green190
Blue196

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #DDBEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC4.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC4.
12.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C8C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BCC0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBEC4?

#DDBEC4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBEC4?

Use black text. Black on #DDBEC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBEC4?

Its complementary colour is #BEDDD7, and analogous partners are #DDBED4 and #DDC8BE.