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#E8CDCB

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E8CDCB

#E8CDCB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBE6E8 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green205
Blue203

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #E8CDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CDCB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CDCB.
14.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D0CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFCACD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CDCB?

#E8CDCB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CDCB?

Use black text. Black on #E8CDCB has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CDCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBE6E8, and analogous partners are #E8CBD8 and #E8DCCB.