#ECBCB9
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #ECBCB9
With the hex code #ECBCB9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Melon. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9E9EC, a powder blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.46:1, 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 #ECBCB9?
With the hex code #ECBCB9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBCB9?
Use black text. Black on #ECBCB9 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBCB9?
Its complementary colour is #B9E9EC, and analogous partners are #ECB9CF and #ECD6B9.