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#F2CECE

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #F2CECE

With the hex code #F2CECE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEF2F2, 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 14.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green206
Blue206

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #F2CECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #F2CECE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #F2CECE.
14.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FACBCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CECE?

With the hex code #F2CECE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CECE?

Use black text. Black on #F2CECE has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CECE?

Its complementary colour is #CEF2F2, and analogous partners are #F2CEE0 and #F2E0CE.