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#DDC3BE

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DDC3BE

With the hex code #DDC3BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% 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 9.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BED8DD, a light 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 12.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green195
Blue190

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DDC3BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDC3BE.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DDC3BE.
12.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC3BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC3BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C6BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECBBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4C0C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC3BE?

With the hex code #DDC3BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC3BE?

Use black text. Black on #DDC3BE has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC3BE?

Its complementary colour is #BED8DD, and analogous partners are #DDBEC9 and #DDD3BE.