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#FCDBD6

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #FCDBD6

#FCDBD6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Baby Pink (ΔE 10.2), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6F7FC (ice 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 16.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red252
Green219
Blue214

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #FCDBD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FCDBD6.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FCDBD6.
16.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCDBD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCDBD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DFD6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E5D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCDBD6?

#FCDBD6 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCDBD6?

Use black text. Black on #FCDBD6 has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCDBD6?

Its complementary colour is #D6F7FC, and analogous partners are #FCD6E4 and #FCEED6.