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#E4ACAB

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E4ACAB

#E4ACAB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.9), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABE3E4 (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 — 10.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green172
Blue171

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.9
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 8.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #E4ACAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E4ACAB.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E4ACAB.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ACAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ACAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B4AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BEAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0A6AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ACAB?

#E4ACAB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ACAB?

Use black text. Black on #E4ACAB has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ACAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABE3E4, and analogous partners are #E4ABC6 and #E4C9AB.