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#DDBFC2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBFC2

With the hex code #DDBFC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% 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 8.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFDDDA, 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 12.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green191
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #DDBFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBFC2.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBFC2.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C3C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC8C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BDC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBFC2?

With the hex code #DDBFC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBFC2?

Use black text. Black on #DDBFC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBFC2?

Its complementary colour is #BFDDDA, and analogous partners are #DDBFD1 and #DDCBBF.