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#FFB9BF

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #FFB9BF

#FFB9BF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Pink (ΔE 2.8), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9FFF9 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green185
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 2.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 4.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 5.0

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

Text on #FFB9BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB9BF.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFB9BF.
12.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB9BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB9BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C3BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D0BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB3BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB9BF?

#FFB9BF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB9BF?

Use black text. Black on #FFB9BF has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB9BF?

Its complementary colour is #B9FFF9, and analogous partners are #FFB9E2 and #FFD6B9.