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#FFAEC1

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFAEC1

#FFAEC1 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 68% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Pink (ΔE 5.2), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEFFEC (pale 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 — 12.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green174
Blue193

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 5.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 9.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #FFAEC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFAEC1.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFAEC1.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFAEC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFAEC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABCC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCABF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA9B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFAEC1?

#FFAEC1 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 68% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFAEC1?

Use black text. Black on #FFAEC1 has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFAEC1?

Its complementary colour is #AEFFEC, and analogous partners are #FFAEEA and #FFC3AE.