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#FFBBE0

Pink · very light warm pink

About #FFBBE0

With the hex code #FFBBE0, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pink — a ΔE of 13.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBFFDA, 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 13.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green187
Blue224

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.5
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #FFBBE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #FFBBE0.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #FFBBE0.
13.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFBBE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFBBE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFC8E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD3DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBBE0?

With the hex code #FFBBE0, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBBE0?

Use black text. Black on #FFBBE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBBE0?

Its complementary colour is #BBFFDA, and analogous partners are #FCBBFF and #FFBBBE.