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#FDC6DC

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FDC6DC

#FDC6DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 78% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 6.8); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6FDE7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDC6DC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green198
Blue220

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 6.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.0
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #FDC6DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DC.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DC.
14.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDC6DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDC6DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC4CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDC6DC?

#FDC6DC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 78% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDC6DC?

Use black text. Black on #FDC6DC has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDC6DC?

Its complementary colour is #C6FDE7, and analogous partners are #FDC6F8 and #FDCBC6.