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#FDBCD3

Pink · very light warm pink

About #FDBCD3

#FDBCD3 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 74% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Pink (ΔE 6.3), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCFDE6 (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 — 13.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green188
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 6.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.3
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #FDBCD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD3.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD3.
13.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDBCD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDBCD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C7D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D2D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB9C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDBCD3?

#FDBCD3 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 74% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDBCD3?

Use black text. Black on #FDBCD3 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDBCD3?

Its complementary colour is #BCFDE6, and analogous partners are #FDBCF4 and #FDC5BC.