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#FFA5B2

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFA5B2

#FFA5B2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 8.3), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5FFF2 (pale mint), 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 11.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green165
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 8.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #FFA5B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA5B2.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA5B2.
11.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFA5B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFA5B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B4B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF9DAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFA5B2?

#FFA5B2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFA5B2?

Use black text. Black on #FFA5B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFA5B2?

Its complementary colour is #A5FFF2, and analogous partners are #FFA5DF and #FFC5A5.