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#DDBFC6

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDBFC6

#DDBFC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFDDD6 (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 12.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green191
Blue198

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DDBFC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBFC6.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDBFC6.
12.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDBFC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDBFC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C3C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C8C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3BDC1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDBFC6?

#DDBFC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDBFC6?

Use black text. Black on #DDBFC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDBFC6?

Its complementary colour is #BFDDD6, and analogous partners are #DDBFD5 and #DDC7BF.