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#FFA6AB

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFA6AB

#FFA6AB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 9.2), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A6FFFA (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green166
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.2
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 12.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #FFA6AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA6AB.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFA6AB.
11.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFA6AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFA6AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B4AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC5A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF9DA8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFA6AB?

#FFA6AB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFA6AB?

Use black text. Black on #FFA6AB has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFA6AB?

Its complementary colour is #A6FFFA, and analogous partners are #FFA6D8 and #FFCDA6.