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#FFB4DA

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFB4DA

#FFB4DA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 14.0); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4FFD9 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFB4DA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green180
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #FFB4DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4DA.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB4DA.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB4DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB4DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC3DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCED8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB3C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB4DA?

#FFB4DA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB4DA?

Use black text. Black on #FFB4DA has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB4DA?

Its complementary colour is #B4FFD9, and analogous partners are #FEB4FF and #FFB4B5.