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#ECC5CC

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #ECC5CC

#ECC5CC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.9), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5ECE5 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green197
Blue204

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #ECC5CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECC5CC.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECC5CC.
13.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC5CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC5CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACBCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D1CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4C3C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC5CC?

#ECC5CC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC5CC?

Use black text. Black on #ECC5CC has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC5CC?

Its complementary colour is #C5ECE5, and analogous partners are #ECC5E0 and #ECD2C5.