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#FFADB4

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFADB4

#FFADB4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 68% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Pink (ΔE 5.3); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADFFF8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFADB4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green173
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 5.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.9
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #FFADB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFADB4.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFADB4.
11.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFADB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFADB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBAB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC9B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA5B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFADB4?

#FFADB4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 68% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFADB4?

Use black text. Black on #FFADB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFADB4?

Its complementary colour is #ADFFF8, and analogous partners are #FFADDD and #FFCFAD.