#DFBCB8
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #DFBCB8
#DFBCB8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.0), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8DBDF (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 12.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFBCB8?
#DFBCB8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 74% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFBCB8?
Use black text. Black on #DFBCB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFBCB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8DBDF, and analogous partners are #DFB8C8 and #DFD0B8.