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#E8BBC4

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E8BBC4

With the hex code #E8BBC4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 73% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBE8DF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green187
Blue196

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #E8BBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8BBC4.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8BBC4.
12.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8BBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8BBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C2C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC9C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1B8BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8BBC4?

With the hex code #E8BBC4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 73% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8BBC4?

Use black text. Black on #E8BBC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8BBC4?

Its complementary colour is #BBE8DF, and analogous partners are #E8BBDB and #E8C9BB.