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#FDCFDE

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FDCFDE

#FDCFDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 7.8), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFFDEE (pale mint), 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 15.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green207
Blue222

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #FDCFDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDCFDE.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FDCFDE.
15.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FDCFDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D6DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDEDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFCDD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDCFDE?

#FDCFDE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDCFDE?

Use black text. Black on #FDCFDE has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDCFDE?

Its complementary colour is #CFFDEE, and analogous partners are #FDCFF5 and #FDD7CF.