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#FDC6DF

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FDC6DF

#FDC6DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 78% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.2); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6FDE4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDC6DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green198
Blue223

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.4
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #FDC6DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DF.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDC6DF.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDC6DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDC6DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD0E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D8DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC5CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDC6DF?

#FDC6DF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 78% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDC6DF?

Use black text. Black on #FDC6DF has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDC6DF?

Its complementary colour is #C6FDE4, and analogous partners are #FDC6FB and #FDC9C6.