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#E4AEAF

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E4AEAF

#E4AEAF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.1), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEE4E3 (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 — 10.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green174
Blue175

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.1
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 8.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #E4AEAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E4AEAF.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E4AEAF.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4AEAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4AEAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B5AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFA9AF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4AEAF?

#E4AEAF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4AEAF?

Use black text. Black on #E4AEAF has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4AEAF?

Its complementary colour is #AEE4E3, and analogous partners are #E4AECA and #E4C8AE.