#E1BCBD
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #E1BCBD
#E1BCBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.1); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCE1E0 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #E1BCBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E1BCBD?
#E1BCBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E1BCBD?
Use black text. Black on #E1BCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1BCBD?
Its complementary colour is #BCE1E0, and analogous partners are #E1BCD0 and #E1CDBC.