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#FDBCD8

Pink · very light warm pink

About #FDBCD8

With the hex code #FDBCD8, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 74% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pink — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCFDE1, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green188
Blue216

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.9
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #FDBCD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD8.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #FDBCD8.
13.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDBCD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDBCD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C8D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D2D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDBCD8?

With the hex code #FDBCD8, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 74% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDBCD8?

Use black text. Black on #FDBCD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDBCD8?

Its complementary colour is #BCFDE1, and analogous partners are #FDBCF8 and #FDC1BC.