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#ECC2BD

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #ECC2BD

#ECC2BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 4.0), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDE7EC (powder blue), 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 — 13.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green194
Blue189

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 4.0
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 9.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #ECC2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECC2BD.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECC2BD.
13.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CFBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6BDC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC2BD?

#ECC2BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC2BD?

Use black text. Black on #ECC2BD has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC2BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDE7EC, and analogous partners are #ECBDD0 and #ECDABD.