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#EDC3CD

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EDC3CD

#EDC3CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.3), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3EDE3 (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 — 13.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green195
Blue205

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #EDC3CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDC3CD.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDC3CD.
13.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDC3CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDC3CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D0CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C1C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDC3CD?

#EDC3CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 76% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDC3CD?

Use black text. Black on #EDC3CD has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDC3CD?

Its complementary colour is #C3EDE3, and analogous partners are #EDC3E2 and #EDCEC3.