#FFA8BD
Light Pink · light warm pink
About #FFA8BD
With the hex code #FFA8BD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 66% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Pink — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8FFEA, a pale mint shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFA8BD?
With the hex code #FFA8BD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 66% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFA8BD?
Use black text. Black on #FFA8BD has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFA8BD?
Its complementary colour is #A8FFEA, and analogous partners are #FFA8E8 and #FFBFA8.