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#FDBCF6

Mauve · very light warm pink

About #FDBCF6

With the hex code #FDBCF6, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 74% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 14.0 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCFDC3, a seafoam 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 13.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green188
Blue246

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 18.2

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

Text on #FDBCF6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FDBCF6.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FDBCF6.
13.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDBCF6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDBCF6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BACBF8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D4F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC0D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDBCF6?

With the hex code #FDBCF6, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 74% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDBCF6?

Use black text. Black on #FDBCF6 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDBCF6?

Its complementary colour is #BCFDC3, and analogous partners are #E3BCFD and #FDBCD6.