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#FFB9DF

Pink · very light warm pink

About #FFB9DF

With the hex code #FFB9DF, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pink — a ΔE of 14.0 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9FFD9, a seafoam shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green185
Blue223

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.1
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #FFB9DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #FFB9DF.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #FFB9DF.
13.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB9DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB9DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC7E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED2DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB8C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB9DF?

With the hex code #FFB9DF, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB9DF?

Use black text. Black on #FFB9DF has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB9DF?

Its complementary colour is #B9FFD9, and analogous partners are #FCB9FF and #FFB9BC.