#E6CBCD
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #E6CBCD
#E6CBCD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBE6E4 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6CBCD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.79:1, 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 #E6CBCD?
#E6CBCD is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E6CBCD?
Use black text. Black on #E6CBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6CBCD?
Its complementary colour is #CBE6E4, and analogous partners are #E6CBDB and #E6D7CB.