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#ECBEC4

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #ECBEC4

#ECBEC4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 4.0), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEECE6 (powder blue), 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 12.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green190
Blue196

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 4.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #ECBEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBEC4.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECBEC4.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C5C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCDC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5BBC0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBEC4?

#ECBEC4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 75% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBEC4?

Use black text. Black on #ECBEC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBEC4?

Its complementary colour is #BEECE6, and analogous partners are #ECBEDB and #ECCFBE.