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#FDC6DA

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FDC6DA

With the hex code #FDC6DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 78% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bubblegum — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6FDE9, a pale mint 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 14.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green198
Blue218

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 5.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 6.1
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #FDC6DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DA.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DA.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDC6DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDC6DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCFDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC4CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDC6DA?

With the hex code #FDC6DA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 78% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDC6DA?

Use black text. Black on #FDC6DA has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDC6DA?

Its complementary colour is #C6FDE9, and analogous partners are #FDC6F5 and #FDCEC6.