#E9CED2
Baby Pink · very light warm pink
About #E9CED2
#E9CED2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 9.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEE9E5 (powder blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.22:1 (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 #E9CED2?
#E9CED2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9CED2?
Use black text. Black on #E9CED2 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9CED2?
Its complementary colour is #CEE9E5, and analogous partners are #E9CEE0 and #E9D8CE.