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#FFACAB

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFACAB

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

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 8.7), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABFEFF (powder blue), 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 — 11.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green172
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 8.7
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 8.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #FFACAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACAB.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACAB.
11.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFACAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C8AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA3AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACAB?

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

›What text colour should I use on #FFACAB?

Use black text. Black on #FFACAB has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABFEFF, and analogous partners are #FFABD4 and #FFD6AB.