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#E1BCC2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E1BCC2

#E1BCC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.9), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCE1DB (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green188
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #E1BCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E1BCC2.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E1BCC2.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1BCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1BCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C1C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C8C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8BABE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1BCC2?

#E1BCC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1BCC2?

Use black text. Black on #E1BCC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1BCC2?

Its complementary colour is #BCE1DB, and analogous partners are #E1BCD4 and #E1C9BC.