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#DEC2BD

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DEC2BD

#DEC2BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDD9DE — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DEC2BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green194
Blue189

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DEC2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DEC2BD.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DEC2BD.
12.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C5BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5BFC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC2BD?

#DEC2BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC2BD?

Use black text. Black on #DEC2BD has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC2BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDD9DE, and analogous partners are #DEBDC9 and #DED3BD.