#E4BCBD
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #E4BCBD
#E4BCBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.0); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCE4E3 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #E4BCBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.23:1, 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 #E4BCBD?
#E4BCBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 74% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4BCBD?
Use black text. Black on #E4BCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4BCBD?
Its complementary colour is #BCE4E3, and analogous partners are #E4BCD1 and #E4CFBC.