#DFBDB8
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #DFBDB8
#DFBDB8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.3); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8DADF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DFBDB8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFBDB8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFBDB8?
#DFBDB8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 74% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DFBDB8?
Use black text. Black on #DFBDB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFBDB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8DADF, and analogous partners are #DFB8C7 and #DFD1B8.