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#FCD5CF

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #FCD5CF

With the hex code #FCD5CF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFF6FC, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red252
Green213
Blue207

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.6
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #FCD5CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FCD5CF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FCD5CF.
15.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCD5CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCD5CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E1CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCD5CF?

With the hex code #FCD5CF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FCD5CF?

Use black text. Black on #FCD5CF has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCD5CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFF6FC, and analogous partners are #FCCFE0 and #FCEBCF.