#DDC4C8
Light Gray · light warm pink
About #DDC4C8
#DDC4C8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 77% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 10.1); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4DDD9 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DDC4C8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDC4C8
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DDC4C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDC4C8?
#DDC4C8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 77% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DDC4C8?
Use black text. Black on #DDC4C8 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDC4C8?
Its complementary colour is #C4DDD9, and analogous partners are #DDC4D4 and #DDCDC4.