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#FFA3BA

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFA3BA

#FFA3BA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 10.3), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A3FFE8 (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green163
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #FFA3BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA3BA.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA3BA.
11.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFA3BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFA3BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B3BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C4B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF9DAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFA3BA?

#FFA3BA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFA3BA?

Use black text. Black on #FFA3BA has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFA3BA?

Its complementary colour is #A3FFE8, and analogous partners are #FFA3E8 and #FFBAA3.