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#ECBDD2

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECBDD2

#ECBDD2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDECD7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBDD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #ECBDD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDD2.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECBDD2.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C5D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCDD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3BCC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDD2?

#ECBDD2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDD2?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDD2?

Its complementary colour is #BDECD7, and analogous partners are #ECBDEA and #ECC0BD.