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#E8BFB2

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #E8BFB2

#E8BFB2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 7.7), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2DBE8 (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green191
Blue178

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.7
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 9.8
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #E8BFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8BFB2.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8BFB2.
12.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8BFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8BFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C3B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CBB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3B9BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8BFB2?

#E8BFB2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8BFB2?

Use black text. Black on #E8BFB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8BFB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2DBE8, and analogous partners are #E8B2C0 and #E8DAB2.