#ECC9BE
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #ECC9BE
With the hex code #ECC9BE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 79% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEE1EC, a light blue shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.66:1 (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 #ECC9BE?
With the hex code #ECC9BE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 79% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ECC9BE?
Use black text. Black on #ECC9BE has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECC9BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEE1EC, and analogous partners are #ECBECA and #ECE0BE.