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#EDCED0

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EDCED0

With the hex code #EDCED0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEEDEB, a powder blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green206
Blue208

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #EDCED0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDCED0.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDCED0.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDCED0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDCED0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D2D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4CCCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCED0?

With the hex code #EDCED0, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCED0?

Use black text. Black on #EDCED0 has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCED0?

Its complementary colour is #CEEDEB, and analogous partners are #EDCEE0 and #EDDCCE.