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#FFAFAC

Melon · light warm pink

About #FFAFAC

#FFAFAC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 69% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Melon (ΔE 7.2); Light Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACFCFF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFAFAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green175
Blue172

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 7.2
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 8.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #FFAFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFAFAC.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFAFAC.
11.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFAFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBAAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA6AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFAFAC?

#FFAFAC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 69% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFAFAC?

Use black text. Black on #FFAFAC has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFAFAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACFCFF, and analogous partners are #FFACD3 and #FFD9AC.