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#FFB5AA

Melon · light warm pink

About #FFB5AA

With the hex code #FFB5AA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Melon — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Light Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAF4FF, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green181
Blue170

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 4.7
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 11.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #FFB5AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB5AA.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFB5AA.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB5AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB5AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BEA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CDA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB5AA?

With the hex code #FFB5AA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB5AA?

Use black text. Black on #FFB5AA has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB5AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAF4FF, and analogous partners are #FFAACA and #FFDFAA.