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#DDBEC6

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBEC6

With the hex code #DDBEC6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEDDD5, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green190
Blue198

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DDBEC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC6.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBEC6.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBEC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBEC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C3C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C8C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BDC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBEC6?

With the hex code #DDBEC6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBEC6?

Use black text. Black on #DDBEC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBEC6?

Its complementary colour is #BEDDD5, and analogous partners are #DDBED6 and #DDC5BE.