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#FFB1AC

Melon · light warm pink

About #FFB1AC

#FFB1AC is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 69% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Melon (ΔE 6.1), with Light Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACFAFF (powder blue), 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 12.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green177
Blue172

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 6.1
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.2
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #FFB1AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB1AC.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB1AC.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB1AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB1AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA8B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB1AC?

#FFB1AC is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 69% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB1AC?

Use black text. Black on #FFB1AC has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB1AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACFAFF, and analogous partners are #FFACD1 and #FFDBAC.