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#E6CBCC

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E6CBCC

#E6CBCC 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, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBE6E5 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red230
Green203
Blue204

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #E6CBCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E6CBCC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E6CBCC.
13.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6CBCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6CBCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECC9CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6CBCC?

#E6CBCC 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, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E6CBCC?

Use black text. Black on #E6CBCC has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6CBCC?

Its complementary colour is #CBE6E5, and analogous partners are #E6CBDA and #E6D8CB.