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#EFCCC2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EFCCC2

#EFCCC2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2E5EF (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green204
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #EFCCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCCC2.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCCC2.
14.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CFC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD6C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8C7C9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCCC2?

#EFCCC2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCCC2?

Use black text. Black on #EFCCC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCCC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2E5EF, and analogous partners are #EFC2CE and #EFE3C2.