#E1BDBC
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #E1BDBC
#E1BDBC 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 6.2); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCE0E1 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #E1BDBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.21:1 (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 #E1BDBC?
#E1BDBC 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 #E1BDBC?
Use black text. Black on #E1BDBC has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1BDBC?
Its complementary colour is #BCE0E1, and analogous partners are #E1BCCE and #E1D0BC.