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#FFBFDA

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FFBFDA

#FFBFDA is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 75% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.3), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFFFE4 (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 13.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green191
Blue218

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.3
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #FFBFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FFBFDA.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FFBFDA.
13.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFBFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5CADB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D5D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBFDA?

#FFBFDA is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 75% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBFDA?

Use black text. Black on #FFBFDA has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBFDA?

Its complementary colour is #BFFFE4, and analogous partners are #FFBFFA and #FFC4BF.