#EEC5C2
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #EEC5C2
#EEC5C2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 77% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.8); Melon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2EBEE — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEC5C2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEC5C2?
#EEC5C2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 77% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EEC5C2?
Use black text. Black on #EEC5C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEC5C2?
Its complementary colour is #C2EBEE, and analogous partners are #EEC2D5 and #EEDBC2.