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#E8BBC5

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E8BBC5

#E8BBC5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 73% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 6.3), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBE8DE (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green187
Blue197

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.3
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 #E8BBC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8BBC5.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8BBC5.
12.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8BBC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8BBC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C2C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC9C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0B8BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8BBC5?

#E8BBC5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 73% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8BBC5?

Use black text. Black on #E8BBC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8BBC5?

Its complementary colour is #BBE8DE, and analogous partners are #E8BBDB and #E8C8BB.