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#ECB9BA

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #ECB9BA

#ECB9BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.2), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9ECEB (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 12.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green185
Blue186

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 3.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #ECB9BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECB9BA.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECB9BA.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB9BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB9BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C0BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC9B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7B4BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB9BA?

#ECB9BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECB9BA?

Use black text. Black on #ECB9BA has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB9BA?

Its complementary colour is #B9ECEB, and analogous partners are #ECB9D4 and #ECD1B9.