#ECBAB6
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #ECBAB6
#ECBAB6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.7), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6E8EC (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 12.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBAB6?
#ECBAB6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBAB6?
Use black text. Black on #ECBAB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBAB6?
Its complementary colour is #B6E8EC, and analogous partners are #ECB6CD and #ECD5B6.