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#ECBDD1

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECBDD1

#ECBDD1 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.2), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDECD8 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green189
Blue209

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #ECBDD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDD1.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDD1.
12.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C5D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCDD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3BCC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDD1?

#ECBDD1 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDD1?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDD1 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDD1?

Its complementary colour is #BDECD8, and analogous partners are #ECBDE9 and #ECC1BD.