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#FFACF9

Mauve · light warm pink

About #FFACF9

#FFACF9 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 12.6), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACFFB2 (mint), 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 — 12.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green172
Blue249

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.6
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 23.7

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

Text on #FFACF9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACF9.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACF9.
12.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFACF9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFACF9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8C1FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDCCF6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACF9?

#FFACF9 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACF9?

Use black text. Black on #FFACF9 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACF9?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFB2, and analogous partners are #DBACFF and #FFACD0.