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#E9BACA Color

#E9BACA is rgb(233, 186, 202) in RGB, hsl(340, 52%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9BACA
HEX#E9BACA
RGBrgb(233, 186, 202)
HSLhsl(340, 52%, 82%)
HSVhsv(340, 20%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.058 356.1)
LABlab(80.13% 19.27 -1.31)
LCHlch(80.13% 19.31 356.12)

What #E9BACA 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 #E9BACA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E9BACA Channel Values

How #E9BACA 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 233 · G 186 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 52% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 20% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 13% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9BACA 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9BACA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9BACA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E9BACA

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.

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How #E9BACA 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#E9BACA
Protanopia#C3C3CA
Protanomaly#D3C0CA
Deuteranopia#CBCBC9
Deuteranomaly#D8C5C9
Tritanopia#E7BCBC
Tritanomaly#E8BBC2
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

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Using #E9BACA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9baca: #E9BACA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9BACA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9baca': '#E9BACA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.729, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e9baca">#E9BACA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9BACA"

More Pink Colors

#E9BACA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9BACA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9BACA?

#E9BACA is a lightest pink — rgb(233, 186, 202) in RGB and hsl(340, 52%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.14.

What is the RGB value of #E9BACA?

#E9BACA is rgb(233, 186, 202) — red 233, green 186, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9BACA?

#E9BACA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9BACA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9BACA scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9BACA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9BACA 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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