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#DFBEB8

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DFBEB8

With the hex code #DFBEB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% 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 7.7 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8D9DF, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green190
Blue184

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DFBEB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBEB8.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBEB8.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFBEB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFBEB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C2B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC8B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7BABC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBEB8?

With the hex code #DFBEB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBEB8?

Use black text. Black on #DFBEB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBEB8?

Its complementary colour is #B8D9DF, and analogous partners are #DFB8C6 and #DFD2B8.