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#DDC1BC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDC1BC

#DDC1BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCD8DD — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDC1BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green193
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #DDC1BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDC1BC.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDC1BC.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC1BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC1BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C4BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BEC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC1BC?

#DDC1BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC1BC?

Use black text. Black on #DDC1BC has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC1BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCD8DD, and analogous partners are #DDBCC8 and #DDD2BC.