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#E2C4C8

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E2C4C8

#E2C4C8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 77% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.3), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4E2DE (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 12.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green196
Blue200

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #E2C4C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2C4C8.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2C4C8.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2C4C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2C4C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C8C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCDC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8C2C5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2C4C8?

#E2C4C8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 77% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2C4C8?

Use black text. Black on #E2C4C8 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2C4C8?

Its complementary colour is #C4E2DE, and analogous partners are #E2C4D7 and #E2CFC4.