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#ECBDC2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #ECBDC2

#ECBDC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.5), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDECE7 (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 12.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 3.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #ECBDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBDC2.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBDC2.
12.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C4C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCCC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6B9BF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDC2?

#ECBDC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDC2?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDC2?

Its complementary colour is #BDECE7, and analogous partners are #ECBDDA and #ECD0BD.