#EDC6BC
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #EDC6BC
#EDC6BC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 78% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.5); Melon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCE3ED — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDC6BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDC6BC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDC6BC?
#EDC6BC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 78% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDC6BC?
Use black text. Black on #EDC6BC has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDC6BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCE3ED, and analogous partners are #EDBCCB and #EDDFBC.