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#ECBDCA

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECBDCA

With the hex code #ECBDCA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bubblegum — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECDF, 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 12.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 6.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #ECBDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDCA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDCA.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECBDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C4CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCCC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BBC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDCA?

With the hex code #ECBDCA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDCA?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDCA?

Its complementary colour is #BDECDF, and analogous partners are #ECBDE2 and #ECC8BD.