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#DEBDC6

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DEBDC6

With the hex code #DEBDC6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% 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 8.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDDED5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green189
Blue198

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #DEBDC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DEBDC6.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DEBDC6.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEBDC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEBDC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C2C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C7C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4BBC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBDC6?

With the hex code #DEBDC6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBDC6?

Use black text. Black on #DEBDC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBDC6?

Its complementary colour is #BDDED5, and analogous partners are #DEBDD7 and #DEC5BD.