#ECC5BD
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #ECC5BD
#ECC5BD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.7), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDE4EC (powder blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECC5BD?
#ECC5BD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECC5BD?
Use black text. Black on #ECC5BD has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECC5BD?
Its complementary colour is #BDE4EC, and analogous partners are #ECBDCD and #ECDDBD.