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#FFBBC0

Light Pink · very light warm pink

About #FFBBC0

#FFBBC0 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Pink (ΔE 3.7), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBFFFA (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green187
Blue192

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 3.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 4.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 4.6

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

Text on #FFBBC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFBBC0.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #FFBBC0.
13.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFBBC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFBBC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C5C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB5BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBBC0?

#FFBBC0 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBBC0?

Use black text. Black on #FFBBC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBBC0?

Its complementary colour is #BBFFFA, and analogous partners are #FFBBE2 and #FFD8BB.