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#DDBFC3

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBFC3

#DDBFC3 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, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFDDD9 (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 — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green191
Blue195

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DDBFC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBFC3.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBFC3.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBFC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBFC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C3C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC8C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BDC0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBFC3?

#DDBFC3 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, 12% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBFC3?

Use black text. Black on #DDBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBFC3?

Its complementary colour is #BFDDD9, and analogous partners are #DDBFD2 and #DDCABF.