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#E5CBCD

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E5CBCD

#E5CBCD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBE5E3 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green203
Blue205

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #E5CBCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E5CBCD.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E5CBCD.
13.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5CBCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5CBCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBC9CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5CBCD?

#E5CBCD is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E5CBCD?

Use black text. Black on #E5CBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5CBCD?

Its complementary colour is #CBE5E3, and analogous partners are #E5CBDA and #E5D6CB.