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#ECBECA

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECBECA

#ECBECA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 75% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 6.7), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEECE0 (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 12.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green190
Blue202

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #ECBECA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECBECA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C5CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECDC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BCC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBECA?

#ECBECA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 75% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBECA?

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

›What colours go with #ECBECA?

Its complementary colour is #BEECE0, and analogous partners are #ECBEE1 and #ECC9BE.