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#FFB4D4

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFB4D4

#FFB4D4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 10.9); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4FFDF — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFB4D4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green180
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #FFB4D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4D4.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4D4.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB4D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB4D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC2D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCED2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB4D4?

#FFB4D4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB4D4?

Use black text. Black on #FFB4D4 has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB4D4?

Its complementary colour is #B4FFDF, and analogous partners are #FFB4FA and #FFBAB4.