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#EEC4C2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EEC4C2

#EEC4C2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.2), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2ECEE (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green196
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 3.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #EEC4C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EEC4C2.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EEC4C2.
13.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC4C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC4C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC9C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D1C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8C0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC4C2?

#EEC4C2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC4C2?

Use black text. Black on #EEC4C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC4C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2ECEE, and analogous partners are #EEC2D6 and #EEDAC2.