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#FDBCD7

Pink · very light warm pink

About #FDBCD7

#FDBCD7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pink (ΔE 8.3); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCFDE2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDBCD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green188
Blue215

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.4
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #FDBCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD7.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD7.
13.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDBCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDBCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C8D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D2D5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDBCD7?

#FDBCD7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDBCD7?

Use black text. Black on #FDBCD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDBCD7?

Its complementary colour is #BCFDE2, and analogous partners are #FDBCF7 and #FDC2BC.