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#FFBDCD

Pink · very light warm pink

About #FFBDCD

#FFBDCD is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Pink (ΔE 2.8), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDFFEF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green189
Blue205

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 2.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 3.0
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 4.6

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

Text on #FFBDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #FFBDCD.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #FFBDCD.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFBDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB9C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBDCD?

#FFBDCD is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 74% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBDCD?

Use black text. Black on #FFBDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBDCD?

Its complementary colour is #BDFFEF, and analogous partners are #FFBDEE and #FFCEBD.