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#EBC5CA

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EBC5CA

#EBC5CA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 77% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.6), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5EBE6 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green197
Blue202

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #EBC5CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EBC5CA.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EBC5CA.
13.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC5CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC5CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACACA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D1C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3C2C7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC5CA?

#EBC5CA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 77% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC5CA?

Use black text. Black on #EBC5CA has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC5CA?

Its complementary colour is #C5EBE6, and analogous partners are #EBC5DD and #EBD3C5.