#FFB4FE
Mauve · very light warm pink
About #FFB4FE
#FFB4FE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 10.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4FFB5 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFB4FE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFB4FE?
#FFB4FE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 71% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFB4FE?
Use black text. Black on #FFB4FE has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFB4FE?
Its complementary colour is #B4FFB5, and analogous partners are #DBB4FF and #FFB4D9.