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#FFBAFC

Mauve · very light warm pink

About #FFBAFC

With the hex code #FFBAFC, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAFFBD, 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 13.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green186
Blue252

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 21.2

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

Text on #FFBAFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFBAFC.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFBAFC.
13.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFBAFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6CBFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D4FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBFD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBAFC?

With the hex code #FFBAFC, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBAFC?

Use black text. Black on #FFBAFC has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBAFC?

Its complementary colour is #BAFFBD, and analogous partners are #E0BAFF and #FFBAD9.