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#ECBDCE

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECBDCE

#ECBDCE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 7.3), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDECDB (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 12.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #ECBDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDCE.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDCE.
12.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECBDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C5CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BBC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDCE?

#ECBDCE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDCE?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDCE has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDCE?

Its complementary colour is #BDECDB, and analogous partners are #ECBDE5 and #ECC4BD.