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#DFC1BD

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #DFC1BD

#DFC1BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.2); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDDBDF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DFC1BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green193
Blue189

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #DFC1BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFC1BD.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #DFC1BD.
12.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFC1BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFC1BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C4BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6BEC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFC1BD?

#DFC1BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFC1BD?

Use black text. Black on #DFC1BD has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFC1BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDDBDF, and analogous partners are #DFBDCA and #DFD2BD.