#E2C6CA
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #E2C6CA
#E2C6CA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 78% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.0); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6E2DE — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2C6CA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.16:1 (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 #E2C6CA?
#E2C6CA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 78% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2C6CA?
Use black text. Black on #E2C6CA has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2C6CA?
Its complementary colour is #C6E2DE, and analogous partners are #E2C6D8 and #E2D0C6.