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#FFA4D2

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFA4D2

#FFA4D2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 64% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Light Pink and Lilac (ΔE 18.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A4FFD1 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFA4D2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green164
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 18.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 20.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 21.0

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

Text on #FFA4D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA4D2.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA4D2.
11.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFA4D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFA4D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB6D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA2B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFA4D2?

#FFA4D2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 64% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFA4D2?

Use black text. Black on #FFA4D2 has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFA4D2?

Its complementary colour is #A4FFD1, and analogous partners are #FFA4FF and #FFA4A4.