#E4BCAE
Baby Pink · light warm orange
About #E4BCAE
#E4BCAE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.7); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AED6E4 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #E4BCAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4BCAE?
#E4BCAE is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4BCAE?
Use black text. Black on #E4BCAE has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4BCAE?
Its complementary colour is #AED6E4, and analogous partners are #E4AEBB and #E4D7AE.