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#ECBDC8

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #ECBDC8

#ECBDC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.2), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDECE1 (pale mint), 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 12.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue200

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #ECBDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBDC8.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBDC8.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C4C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECCC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5BAC1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDC8?

#ECBDC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDC8?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDC8?

Its complementary colour is #BDECE1, and analogous partners are #ECBDE0 and #ECCABD.