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#E2C8CD

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E2C8CD

#E2C8CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 78% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8E2DD (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green200
Blue205

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #E2C8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2C8CD.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2C8CD.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2C8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2C8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCCCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7C7CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2C8CD?

#E2C8CD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 78% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2C8CD?

Use black text. Black on #E2C8CD has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2C8CD?

Its complementary colour is #C8E2DD, and analogous partners are #E2C8DA and #E2D0C8.