#E8B4E6
Wisteria · light warm pink
About #E8B4E6
With the hex code #E8B4E6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 71% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4E8B6, a seafoam shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best 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 #E8B4E6?
With the hex code #E8B4E6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 71% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E8B4E6?
Use black text. Black on #E8B4E6 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8B4E6?
Its complementary colour is #B4E8B6, and analogous partners are #D0B4E8 and #E8B4CC.