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#FFACFA

Mauve · light warm pink

About #FFACFA

#FFACFA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 12.5); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACFFB1 — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFACFA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green172
Blue250

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.8
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 23.4

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

Text on #FFACFA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACFA.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACFA.
12.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFACFA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8C1FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCCCF7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACFA?

#FFACFA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACFA?

Use black text. Black on #FFACFA has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACFA?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFB1, and analogous partners are #DBACFF and #FFACD0.