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#EFC8C2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EFC8C2

With the hex code #EFC8C2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 78% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Melon. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2E9EF, a powder blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green200
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.2
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 10.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EFC8C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFC8C2.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFC8C2.
13.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC8C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC8C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D4C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8C4C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC8C2?

With the hex code #EFC8C2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 78% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC8C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFC8C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC8C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2E9EF, and analogous partners are #EFC2D3 and #EFDFC2.