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#FDBCD6

Pink · very light warm pink

About #FDBCD6

#FDBCD6 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 74% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Pink (ΔE 7.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCFDE3 (pale mint), 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 13.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green188
Blue214

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.8
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #FDBCD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD6.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD6.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDBCD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDBCD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C8D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D2D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDBCD6?

#FDBCD6 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 74% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDBCD6?

Use black text. Black on #FDBCD6 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDBCD6?

Its complementary colour is #BCFDE3, and analogous partners are #FDBCF7 and #FDC3BC.