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#E8CFCB

Bone · very light warm pink

About #E8CFCB

With the hex code #E8CFCB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bone — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBE4E8, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green207
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #E8CFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8CFCB.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #E8CFCB.
14.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D2CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EECCCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CFCB?

With the hex code #E8CFCB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CFCB?

Use black text. Black on #E8CFCB has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CFCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBE4E8, and analogous partners are #E8CBD6 and #E8DECB.