#FFBDAE
Melon · very light warm pink
About #FFBDAE
With the hex code #FFBDAE, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Melon — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEF0FF, a powder blue 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 13.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FFBDAE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #FFBDAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFBDAE?
With the hex code #FFBDAE, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFBDAE?
Use black text. Black on #FFBDAE has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFBDAE?
Its complementary colour is #AEF0FF, and analogous partners are #FFAEC8 and #FFE6AE.