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#E4AAA7

Melon · light warm pink

About #E4AAA7

#E4AAA7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Melon (ΔE 8.0), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A7E1E4 (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 — 10.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green170
Blue167

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 8.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #E4AAA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #E4AAA7.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #E4AAA7.
10.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4AAA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4AAA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B2A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BDA6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0A4A9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4AAA7?

#E4AAA7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4AAA7?

Use black text. Black on #E4AAA7 has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4AAA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7E1E4, and analogous partners are #E4A7C3 and #E4C9A7.