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#EDCDCF

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EDCDCF

#EDCDCF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDEDEB (powder blue), 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 — 14.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green205
Blue207

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #EDCDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDCDCF.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDCDCF.
14.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D1CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D7CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4CBCE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCDCF?

#EDCDCF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCDCF?

Use black text. Black on #EDCDCF has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCDCF?

Its complementary colour is #CDEDEB, and analogous partners are #EDCDDF and #EDDBCD.