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#FFACD3

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFACD3

#FFACD3 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 14.7); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACFFD8 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFACD3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green172
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 16.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #FFACD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACD3.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFACD3.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFACD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFACD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3BCD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CAD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFAAB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACD3?

#FFACD3 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACD3?

Use black text. Black on #FFACD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACD3?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFD8, and analogous partners are #FFACFC and #FFAFAC.