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#FFB4D8

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFB4D8

With the hex code #FFB4D8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Pink — a ΔE of 13.0 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4FFDB, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green180
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 13.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #FFB4D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4D8.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4D8.
12.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB4D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB4D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC2D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCED6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB4D8?

With the hex code #FFB4D8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB4D8?

Use black text. Black on #FFB4D8 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB4D8?

Its complementary colour is #B4FFDB, and analogous partners are #FFB4FD and #FFB6B4.