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#EFCED2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #EFCED2

#EFCED2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEEFEB (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 14.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green206
Blue210

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #EFCED2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCED2.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFCED2.
14.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCED2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCED2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D3D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD8D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6CCCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCED2?

#EFCED2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCED2?

Use black text. Black on #EFCED2 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCED2?

Its complementary colour is #CEEFEB, and analogous partners are #EFCEE3 and #EFDBCE.