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#EECED5

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EECED5

With the hex code #EECED5, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEEEE7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green206
Blue213

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #EECED5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EECED5.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EECED5.
14.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECED5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECED5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D3D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D8D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4CCD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECED5?

With the hex code #EECED5, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EECED5?

Use black text. Black on #EECED5 has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECED5?

Its complementary colour is #CEEEE7, and analogous partners are #EECEE5 and #EED7CE.