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#FDC6DB

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FDC6DB

#FDC6DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 6.3), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6FDE8 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green198
Blue219

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 6.6
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #FDC6DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DB.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DB.
14.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDC6DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDC6DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCFDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC4CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDC6DB?

#FDC6DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDC6DB?

Use black text. Black on #FDC6DB has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDC6DB?

Its complementary colour is #C6FDE8, and analogous partners are #FDC6F7 and #FDCCC6.