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#E4ADAA

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E4ADAA

#E4ADAA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.8), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAE1E4 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green173
Blue170

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.8
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 7.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #E4ADAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E4ADAA.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E4ADAA.
10.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ADAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ADAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B4AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BEA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0A7AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ADAA?

#E4ADAA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ADAA?

Use black text. Black on #E4ADAA has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ADAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAE1E4, and analogous partners are #E4AAC4 and #E4CAAA.