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#FFACD0

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFACD0

#FFACD0 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 13.2); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACFFDB — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFACD0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green172
Blue208

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 13.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 15.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #FFACD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACD0.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACD0.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFACD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFACD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4BCD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACD0?

#FFACD0 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACD0?

Use black text. Black on #FFACD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACD0?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFDB, and analogous partners are #FFACFA and #FFB2AC.