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#FFACD2

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFACD2

#FFACD2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 67% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 14.2), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACFFD9 (seafoam), 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 12.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green172
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 15.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #FFACD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACD2.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACD2.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFACD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFACD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4BCD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CAD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFAAB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACD2?

#FFACD2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 67% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACD2?

Use black text. Black on #FFACD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACD2?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFD9, and analogous partners are #FFACFB and #FFB0AC.