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#FFBBAE

Melon · light warm pink

About #FFBBAE

#FFBBAE is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Melon (ΔE 3.1), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEF2FF (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green187
Blue174

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 3.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.7
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #FFBBAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFBBAE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFBBAE.
12.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFBBAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC3AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD1AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBBAE?

#FFBBAE is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBBAE?

Use black text. Black on #FFBBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBBAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEF2FF, and analogous partners are #FFAECA and #FFE4AE.