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#DDC3BC

Oat · light warm pink

About #DDC3BC

#DDC3BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 9.5), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCD6DD (light 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 12.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green195
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DDC3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDC3BC.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DDC3BC.
12.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C6BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCABC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC3BC?

#DDC3BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC3BC?

Use black text. Black on #DDC3BC has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC3BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCD6DD, and analogous partners are #DDBCC6 and #DDD3BC.