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#EDC2C8

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EDC2C8

#EDC2C8 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 4.4), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2EDE7 (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 13.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green194
Blue200

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 4.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #EDC2C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDC2C8.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDC2C8.
13.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDC2C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDC2C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C8C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D0C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6BFC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDC2C8?

#EDC2C8 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDC2C8?

Use black text. Black on #EDC2C8 has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDC2C8?

Its complementary colour is #C2EDE7, and analogous partners are #EDC2DE and #EDD2C2.