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#EFB8BE

Baby Pink · light warm pink

About #EFB8BE

#EFB8BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 4.7), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8EFE9 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green184
Blue190

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 4.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 5.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #EFB8BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFB8BE.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #EFB8BE.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFB8BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFB8BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C0BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAB4BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFB8BE?

#EFB8BE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFB8BE?

Use black text. Black on #EFB8BE has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFB8BE?

Its complementary colour is #B8EFE9, and analogous partners are #EFB8D9 and #EFCEB8.