#ECBDCC
Bubblegum · light warm pink
About #ECBDCC
#ECBDCC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 6.9); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDECDD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBDCC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECBDCC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ECBDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBDCC?
#ECBDCC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBDCC?
Use black text. Black on #ECBDCC has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBDCC?
Its complementary colour is #BDECDD, and analogous partners are #ECBDE4 and #ECC6BD.