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#E8BBCB

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #E8BBCB

#E8BBCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 73% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.1), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBE8D8 (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 — 12.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green187
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #E8BBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #E8BBCB.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #E8BBCB.
12.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8BBCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8BBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACACA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0B9C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8BBCB?

#E8BBCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 73% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8BBCB?

Use black text. Black on #E8BBCB has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8BBCB?

Its complementary colour is #BBE8D8, and analogous partners are #E8BBE1 and #E8C2BB.