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#FDC6DD

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FDC6DD

With the hex code #FDC6DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 78% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% 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 7.2 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6FDE6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green198
Blue221

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.5
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #FDC6DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DD.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DD.
14.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDC6DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDC6DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D8DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC5CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDC6DD?

With the hex code #FDC6DD, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 78% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDC6DD?

Use black text. Black on #FDC6DD has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDC6DD?

Its complementary colour is #C6FDE6, and analogous partners are #FDC6F8 and #FDCBC6.