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#FFC2D8

Bubblegum · very light warm pink

About #FFC2D8

#FFC2D8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 76% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 5.8); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2FFE9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFC2D8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green194
Blue216

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 5.8
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 5.9
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #FFC2D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FFC2D8.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #FFC2D8.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFC2D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFC2D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CCD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D6D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC0C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFC2D8?

#FFC2D8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 76% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFC2D8?

Use black text. Black on #FFC2D8 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFC2D8?

Its complementary colour is #C2FFE9, and analogous partners are #FFC2F6 and #FFCBC2.