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#DFADAF

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DFADAF

#DFADAF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.6), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADDFDD (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 — 10.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green173
Blue175

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DFADAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFADAF.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFADAF.
10.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFADAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B4AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9A9AE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFADAF?

#DFADAF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFADAF?

Use black text. Black on #DFADAF has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFADAF?

Its complementary colour is #ADDFDD, and analogous partners are #DFADC8 and #DFC4AD.