#ECBBB9
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #ECBBB9
#ECBBB9 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 73% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Baby Pink (ΔE 2.9); Melon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9EAEC — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBBB9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECBBB9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBBB9?
#ECBBB9 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 73% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBBB9?
Use black text. Black on #ECBBB9 has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBBB9?
Its complementary colour is #B9EAEC, and analogous partners are #ECB9D0 and #ECD4B9.