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#EFCBC2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EFCBC2

With the hex code #EFCBC2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% 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 7.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2E6EF, 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 13.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green203
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.7
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #EFCBC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCBC2.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCBC2.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCBC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCBC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CFC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD6C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8C6C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCBC2?

With the hex code #EFCBC2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCBC2?

Use black text. Black on #EFCBC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCBC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2E6EF, and analogous partners are #EFC2D0 and #EFE2C2.