#EEC9CD
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #EEC9CD
#EEC9CD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 79% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.9); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9EEEA — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEC9CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.87:1, 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 #EEC9CD?
#EEC9CD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 79% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EEC9CD?
Use black text. Black on #EEC9CD has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEC9CD?
Its complementary colour is #C9EEEA, and analogous partners are #EEC9E0 and #EED8C9.