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#EECED3

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EECED3

#EECED3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.3), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEEEE9 (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 — 14.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green206
Blue211

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #EECED3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EECED3.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EECED3.
14.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECED3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECED3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D2D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D8D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5CCD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECED3?

#EECED3 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EECED3?

Use black text. Black on #EECED3 has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECED3?

Its complementary colour is #CEEEE9, and analogous partners are #EECEE3 and #EED9CE.