#E2C8CB
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #E2C8CB
#E2C8CB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.6); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8E2DF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2C8CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.36:1, 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 #E2C8CB?
#E2C8CB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E2C8CB?
Use black text. Black on #E2C8CB has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2C8CB?
Its complementary colour is #C8E2DF, and analogous partners are #E2C8D8 and #E2D2C8.