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#EDBCCB

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #EDBCCB

#EDBCCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 6.3), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCEDDE (pale mint), 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 — 12.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green188
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 6.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #EDBCCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EDBCCB.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #EDBCCB.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDBCCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C4CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCCCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6BAC1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBCCB?

#EDBCCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBCCB?

Use black text. Black on #EDBCCB has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBCCB?

Its complementary colour is #BCEDDE, and analogous partners are #EDBCE3 and #EDC6BC.