#E2C8CA
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #E2C8CA
#E2C8CA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 78% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8E2E0 (powder blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.35:1 (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 #E2C8CA?
#E2C8CA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 78% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2C8CA?
Use black text. Black on #E2C8CA has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2C8CA?
Its complementary colour is #C8E2E0, and analogous partners are #E2C8D7 and #E2D3C8.