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#FCCFE5

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FCCFE5

#FCCFE5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 9.9), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFFCE6 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red252
Green207
Blue229

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #FCCFE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FCCFE5.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FCCFE5.
15.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCCFE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCCFE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D7E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDEE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFCED6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCCFE5?

#FCCFE5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCCFE5?

Use black text. Black on #FCCFE5 has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCCFE5?

Its complementary colour is #CFFCE6, and analogous partners are #FCCFFB and #FCD0CF.