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#E8CCD2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E8CCD2

#E8CCD2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCE8E2 (pale mint), 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 14.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green204
Blue210

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #E8CCD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CCD2.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CCD2.
14.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CCD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CCD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD0D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D5D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EECACE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CCD2?

#E8CCD2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CCD2?

Use black text. Black on #E8CCD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CCD2?

Its complementary colour is #CCE8E2, and analogous partners are #E8CCE0 and #E8D4CC.