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#FFB0AC

Melon · light warm pink

About #FFB0AC

With the hex code #FFB0AC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 69% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Melon — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Light Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACFBFF, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green176
Blue172

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 6.6
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 8.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #FFB0AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB0AC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB0AC.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB0AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB0AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA7AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB0AC?

With the hex code #FFB0AC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 69% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB0AC?

Use black text. Black on #FFB0AC has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB0AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACFBFF, and analogous partners are #FFACD2 and #FFDAAC.