#DEC1BD
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #DEC1BD
#DEC1BD 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, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDDADE (powder blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DEC1BD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEC1BD?
#DEC1BD 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, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEC1BD?
Use black text. Black on #DEC1BD has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEC1BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDDADE, and analogous partners are #DEBDCA and #DED2BD.