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#E892BE — Light Pink

#E892BE is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #E892BE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E892BE is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92E8BB; it also sits naturally between #E692E8 and #E89293. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E892BE · RGB 232, 146, 190

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Color values

HEX#E892BE
RGB232, 146, 190
HSL329°, 65%, 74%
HSV329°, 37%, 91%
CMYK0%, 37%, 18%, 9%
XYZ52.85, 41.43, 53.93
Yxy41.43, 0.3566, 0.2795
CIE-Lab70.48, 38.41, -9.14
Hunter Lab64.37, 37.96, -8.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 57% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 18% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E892BE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E892BE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E892BE

.text { color: #E892BE; }
.background { background-color: #E892BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E892BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 146, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 65%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E892BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 146, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E892BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 146, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E892BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E892BE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E892BE

#E274AD#DB579B#D5398A#C22978#A42366#871D53#691641#4C102F#2E0A1D#11040A

Tints of #E892BE

#EA9AC3#EBA2C8#EEAFD0#F0B7D5#F2C0DA#F3C8DF#F5D1E4#F8DDEB#FAE6F0#FBEEF5

Tones of #E892BE

#E298BE#DB9EBE#D5A4BE#CFAABD#C9B0BD#C3B7BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92E8BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.26:1 Fails
Against black text9.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #E892BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E892BE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E892BE: ·

How #E892BE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C3C2B3Deuteranopia · #C8CEB1Tritanopia · #E4ABA9

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E892BE rather than the exact color:

Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette 0c359e
#0C359E · #EE99C2 · #FFE3CA · #F6F5F5
Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Electric Opal
#E88EB4 · #E26749 · #DFBC29 · #C4F086
Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9
Palette 8e7ab5
#8E7AB5 · #B784B7 · #E493B3 · #EEA5A6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EA9ABB#EE99C2#E08EB9#E88EB4#E491C9#E493B3#DB93BC#E8A0BF#E28DCA#EA9FB8#EA86B6#F097CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E892BD  ·  #E892BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E892BE?

#E892BE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 146, 190). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E892BE?

#E892BE is RGB 232, 146, 190 — HSL 329°, 65%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 18%, 9%.

What colors go with #E892BE?

Its complement is #92E8BB; analogous partners are #E692E8 and #E89293. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E892BE for text?

Black text on #E892BE has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.