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#FDC3BC

Melon · very light warm pink

About #FDC3BC

With the hex code #FDC3BC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Melon — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCF6FD, a powder blue 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 13.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green195
Blue188

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 3.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #FDC3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FDC3BC.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FDC3BC.
13.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDC3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDC3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD5BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBCC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDC3BC?

With the hex code #FDC3BC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDC3BC?

Use black text. Black on #FDC3BC has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDC3BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCF6FD, and analogous partners are #FDBCD6 and #FDE3BC.