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#FFC2BF

Melon · very light warm pink

About #FFC2BF

#FFC2BF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Melon (ΔE 3.8), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFFCFF (powder blue), 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 — 13.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green194
Blue191

Closest named colours

Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 3.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 4.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #FFC2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFC2BF.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on melon #FFC2BF.
13.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFC2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFC2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBCC1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFC2BF?

#FFC2BF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFC2BF?

Use black text. Black on #FFC2BF has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFC2BF?

Its complementary colour is #BFFCFF, and analogous partners are #FFBFDC and #FFE2BF.