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#ECBDC4

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #ECBDC4

With the hex code #ECBDC4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECE5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue196

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 4.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #ECBDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBDC4.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBDC4.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C4C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECCC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5BABF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDC4?

With the hex code #ECBDC4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDC4?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDC4?

Its complementary colour is #BDECE5, and analogous partners are #ECBDDC and #ECCEBD.