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#E2BEBC

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E2BEBC

#E2BEBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.1), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCE0E2 (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 12.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green190
Blue188

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #E2BEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2BEBC.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2BEBC.
12.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2BEBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2BEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C2BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EABABE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2BEBC?

#E2BEBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2BEBC?

Use black text. Black on #E2BEBC has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2BEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCE0E2, and analogous partners are #E2BCCD and #E2D1BC.