#FFBCAE
Melon · light warm pink
About #FFBCAE
#FFBCAE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Melon (ΔE 3.3); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEF1FF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #FFBCAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFBCAE?
#FFBCAE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFBCAE?
Use black text. Black on #FFBCAE has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFBCAE?
Its complementary colour is #AEF1FF, and analogous partners are #FFAEC9 and #FFE5AE.