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#F4CDCE

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #F4CDCE

#F4CDCE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.4), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDF4F3 (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 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green205
Blue206

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #F4CDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #F4CDCE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #F4CDCE.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4CDCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4CDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDCACE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4CDCE?

#F4CDCE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F4CDCE?

Use black text. Black on #F4CDCE has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4CDCE?

Its complementary colour is #CDF4F3, and analogous partners are #F4CDE2 and #F4E0CD.