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#E3BFBD

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E3BFBD

#E3BFBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.9), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDE1E3 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red227
Green191
Blue189

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #E3BFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E3BFBD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E3BFBD.
12.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E3BFBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E3BFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C3BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBBBBF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E3BFBD?

#E3BFBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 75% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E3BFBD?

Use black text. Black on #E3BFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E3BFBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDE1E3, and analogous partners are #E3BDCE and #E3D2BD.