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#FDC7BC

Melon · very light warm pink

About #FDC7BC

#FDC7BC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Melon (ΔE 5.5), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCF2FD (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green199
Blue188

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 5.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 6.3
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #FDC7BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FDC7BC.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FDC7BC.
14.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDC7BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDC7BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC0C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDC7BC?

#FDC7BC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDC7BC?

Use black text. Black on #FDC7BC has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDC7BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCF2FD, and analogous partners are #FDBCD2 and #FDE7BC.