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#FFADB0

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFADB0

#FFADB0 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Pink (ΔE 6.7), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADFFFC (powder blue), 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 11.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green173
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 6.7
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 9.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #FFADB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFADB0.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFADB0.
11.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFADB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFADB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB9B0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA5AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFADB0?

#FFADB0 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFADB0?

Use black text. Black on #FFADB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFADB0?

Its complementary colour is #ADFFFC, and analogous partners are #FFADD9 and #FFD3AD.