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#FFB4B4

Melon · light warm pink

About #FFB4B4

With the hex code #FFB4B4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% 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 5.7 — followed by Light Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4FFFF, 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 12.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green180
Blue180

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 5.7
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 6.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #FFB4B4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB4B4.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB4B4.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB4B4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB4B4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BFB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CDB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFACB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB4B4?

With the hex code #FFB4B4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB4B4?

Use black text. Black on #FFB4B4 has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB4B4?

Its complementary colour is #B4FFFF, and analogous partners are #FFB4DA and #FFDAB4.