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#EAC9CD

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EAC9CD

#EAC9CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.2), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9EAE6 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green201
Blue205

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #EAC9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EAC9CD.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EAC9CD.
13.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAC9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAC9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1C7CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAC9CD?

#EAC9CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAC9CD?

Use black text. Black on #EAC9CD has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAC9CD?

Its complementary colour is #C9EAE6, and analogous partners are #EAC9DE and #EAD6C9.