#E9BCBC
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #E9BCBC
With the hex code #E9BCBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCE9E9, a powder blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E9BCBC?
With the hex code #E9BCBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 74% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E9BCBC?
Use black text. Black on #E9BCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9BCBC?
Its complementary colour is #BCE9E9, and analogous partners are #E9BCD3 and #E9D3BC.