#FDBCF4
Mauve · very light warm pink
About #FDBCF4
#FDBCF4 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 74% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 14.9), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCFDC5 (seafoam), 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 13.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FDBCF4?
#FDBCF4 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 74% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDBCF4?
Use black text. Black on #FDBCF4 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDBCF4?
Its complementary colour is #BCFDC5, and analogous partners are #E5BCFD and #FDBCD4.