#E2B5AE
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #E2B5AE
#E2B5AE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 71% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.6); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEDBE2 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #E2B5AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.45:1 (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 #E2B5AE?
#E2B5AE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 71% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2B5AE?
Use black text. Black on #E2B5AE has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2B5AE?
Its complementary colour is #AEDBE2, and analogous partners are #E2AEC1 and #E2CFAE.