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#DFB8BC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DFB8BC

#DFB8BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.6), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8DFDB (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green184
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DFB8BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFB8BC.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFB8BC.
11.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFB8BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFB8BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBDBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7B5B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFB8BC?

#DFB8BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 72% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFB8BC?

Use black text. Black on #DFB8BC has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFB8BC?

Its complementary colour is #B8DFDB, and analogous partners are #DFB8D0 and #DFC8B8.