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#FFBAB4

Melon · light warm pink

About #FFBAB4

With the hex code #FFBAB4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Melon — a ΔE of 1.8 — followed by Light Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4F9FF, 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 12.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green186
Blue180

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 1.8
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 8.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #FFBAB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFBAB4.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFBAB4.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFBAB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFBAB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C3B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D0B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBAB4?

With the hex code #FFBAB4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBAB4?

Use black text. Black on #FFBAB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBAB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4F9FF, and analogous partners are #FFB4D4 and #FFDFB4.