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#EEC9CC

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EEC9CC

#EEC9CC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.7), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9EEEB (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 13.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green201
Blue204

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #EEC9CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EEC9CC.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EEC9CC.
13.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC9CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC9CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6C6CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC9CC?

#EEC9CC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 79% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC9CC?

Use black text. Black on #EEC9CC has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC9CC?

Its complementary colour is #C9EEEB, and analogous partners are #EEC9DF and #EED9C9.