#E9BCBD
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #E9BCBD
#E9BCBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 74% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.3), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCE9E8 (powder blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.39:1, 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 #E9BCBD?
#E9BCBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 74% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9BCBD?
Use black text. Black on #E9BCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9BCBD?
Its complementary colour is #BCE9E8, and analogous partners are #E9BCD3 and #E9D2BC.