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#FFAECA

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFAECA

#FFAECA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 68% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 9.1), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEFFE3 (seafoam), 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 12.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green174
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #FFAECA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFAECA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFAECA.
12.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFAECA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8BDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCAC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFAAB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFAECA?

#FFAECA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 68% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFAECA?

Use black text. Black on #FFAECA has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFAECA?

Its complementary colour is #AEFFE3, and analogous partners are #FFAEF2 and #FFBBAE.