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#EDCED7

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EDCED7

#EDCED7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEEDE4 (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 — 14.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green206
Blue215

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #EDCED7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDCED7.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EDCED7.
14.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDCED7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDCED7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D3D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CDD1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCED7?

#EDCED7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCED7?

Use black text. Black on #EDCED7 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCED7?

Its complementary colour is #CEEDE4, and analogous partners are #EDCEE7 and #EDD5CE.