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#DFBFBC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DFBFBC

#DFBFBC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.6); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCDCDF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DFBFBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green191
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DFBFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBFBC.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFBFBC.
12.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFBFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C3BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7BCBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBFBC?

#DFBFBC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBFBC?

Use black text. Black on #DFBFBC has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCDCDF, and analogous partners are #DFBCCB and #DFD1BC.