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#DFBCBD

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DFBCBD

With the hex code #DFBCBD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCDFDE, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green188
Blue189

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DFBCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBCBD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBCBD.
12.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFBCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C1BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7B9BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBCBD?

With the hex code #DFBCBD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBCBD?

Use black text. Black on #DFBCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBCBD?

Its complementary colour is #BCDFDE, and analogous partners are #DFBCCF and #DFCCBC.