#EDCED2
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #EDCED2
#EDCED2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEEDE9 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDCED2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDCED2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDCED2?
#EDCED2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDCED2?
Use black text. Black on #EDCED2 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDCED2?
Its complementary colour is #CEEDE9, and analogous partners are #EDCEE2 and #EDDACE.