#FDC5BC
Melon · very light warm pink
About #FDC5BC
#FDC5BC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 77% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Melon (ΔE 4.4); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCF4FD — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDC5BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.89:1 (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 #FDC5BC?
#FDC5BC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 77% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDC5BC?
Use black text. Black on #FDC5BC has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDC5BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCF4FD, and analogous partners are #FDBCD3 and #FDE6BC.