#FDC2BC
Melon · very light warm pink
About #FDC2BC
#FDC2BC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Melon (ΔE 3.3); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCF7FD — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDC2BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.62:1 (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 #FDC2BC?
#FDC2BC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 76% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDC2BC?
Use black text. Black on #FDC2BC has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDC2BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCF7FD, and analogous partners are #FDBCD6 and #FDE3BC.