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#E8CBCA

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E8CBCA

#E8CBCA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 8.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAE7E8 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green203
Blue202

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #E8CBCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CBCA.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CBCA.
13.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CBCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CBCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CECA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC8CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CBCA?

#E8CBCA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CBCA?

Use black text. Black on #E8CBCA has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CBCA?

Its complementary colour is #CAE7E8, and analogous partners are #E8CAD8 and #E8DACA.