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#ECCDD3

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #ECCDD3

#ECCDD3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDECE6 (pale mint), 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 — 14.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green205
Blue211

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #ECCDD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECCDD3.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECCDD3.
14.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECCDD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECCDD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D1D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D7D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CBCF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCDD3?

#ECCDD3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCDD3?

Use black text. Black on #ECCDD3 has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCDD3?

Its complementary colour is #CDECE6, and analogous partners are #ECCDE2 and #ECD7CD.