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#FFB4D7

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFB4D7

#FFB4D7 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 12.4); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4FFDC — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFB4D7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green180
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 12.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #FFB4D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4D7.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4D7.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB4D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB4D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC2D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCED5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB4D7?

#FFB4D7 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB4D7?

Use black text. Black on #FFB4D7 has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB4D7?

Its complementary colour is #B4FFDC, and analogous partners are #FFB4FD and #FFB7B4.