#ECBDB9
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #ECBDB9
#ECBDB9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.1), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9E8EC (powder blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECBDB9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBDB9?
#ECBDB9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBDB9?
Use black text. Black on #ECBDB9 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBDB9?
Its complementary colour is #B9E8EC, and analogous partners are #ECB9CE and #ECD7B9.