#E9C8BF
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #E9C8BF
With the hex code #E9C8BF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% 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 7.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFE0E9, a light 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 — 13.48:1, 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 #E9C8BF?
With the hex code #E9C8BF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 78% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E9C8BF?
Use black text. Black on #E9C8BF has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9C8BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFE0E9, and analogous partners are #E9BFCB and #E9DDBF.