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#DFBEBC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DFBEBC

#DFBEBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.2), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCDDDF (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 12.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green190
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DFBEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBEBC.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBEBC.
12.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFBEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C2BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7BBBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBEBC?

#DFBEBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBEBC?

Use black text. Black on #DFBEBC has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCDDDF, and analogous partners are #DFBCCB and #DFD0BC.