#FFB9E2
Pink · very light warm pink
About #FFB9E2
With the hex code #FFB9E2, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Pink and Bubblegum — a ΔE of 15.6 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9FFD6, a seafoam shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.29:1 (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 #FFB9E2?
With the hex code #FFB9E2, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFB9E2?
Use black text. Black on #FFB9E2 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFB9E2?
Its complementary colour is #B9FFD6, and analogous partners are #F9B9FF and #FFB9BF.