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#EFCDCD

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EFCDCD

#EFCDCD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDEFEF (powder blue), 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 — 14.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green205
Blue205

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #EFCDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCDCD.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCDCD.
14.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EFCDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7CACD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCDCD?

#EFCDCD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCDCD?

Use black text. Black on #EFCDCD has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCDCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDEFEF, and analogous partners are #EFCDDE and #EFDECD.