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#E6BCD5 Color

#E6BCD5 is rgb(230, 188, 213) in RGB, hsl(324, 46%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6BCD5
HEX#E6BCD5
RGBrgb(230, 188, 213)
HSLhsl(324, 46%, 82%)
HSVhsv(324, 18%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.058 342)
LABlab(80.57% 18.53 -6.61)
LCHlch(80.57% 19.67 340.36)

What #E6BCD5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E6BCD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 6.21Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.64Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 6.99Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 8.28Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 8.81Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 8.9

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#E6BCD5 Channel Values

How #E6BCD5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 230 · G 188 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 46% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 18% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 7% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6BCD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E6BCD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E6BCD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6BCD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E6BCD5
Complementary
#BCE6CD
Analogous
#E2BCE6
Analogous
#E6BCC0
Triadic
#D5E6BC
Triadic
#BCD5E6
Split comp.
#C0E6BC
Split comp.
#BCE6E2

Tints & Shades of #E6BCD5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9C3DA
#EDCFE1
#F0D6E6
#F3DDEA
#F5E5EF
#F9F0F6

Shades

#D793BC
#C86AA2
#B64388
#8A3367
#612448
#38152A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6BCD5.

How #E6BCD5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E6BCD5
Protanopia#C4C4D5
Protanomaly#D2C1D5
Deuteranopia#CBCBD4
Deuteranomaly#D6C5D4
Tritanopia#E3BFBF
Tritanomaly#E4BEC8
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E6BCD5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e6bcd5: #E6BCD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6BCD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6bcd5': '#E6BCD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.737, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_e6bcd5">#E6BCD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6BCD5"

More Pink Colors

#E6BCD5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E6BCD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6BCD5?

#E6BCD5 is a lightest pink — rgb(230, 188, 213) in RGB and hsl(324, 46%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #E6BCD5?

#E6BCD5 is rgb(230, 188, 213) — red 230, green 188, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6BCD5?

#E6BCD5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6BCD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6BCD5 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6BCD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6BCD5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.