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#DEBFBE

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DEBFBE

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

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEDDDE, a powder 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 12.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green191
Blue190

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DEBFBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DEBFBE.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DEBFBE.
12.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEBFBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5BCBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBFBE?

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

›What text colour should I use on #DEBFBE?

Use black text. Black on #DEBFBE has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBFBE?

Its complementary colour is #BEDDDE, and analogous partners are #DEBECD and #DECFBE.