#FFC3BF
Melon · very light warm pink
About #FFC3BF
#FFC3BF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Melon (ΔE 3.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFFBFF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFC3BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFC3BF?
#FFC3BF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 76% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFC3BF?
Use black text. Black on #FFC3BF has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFC3BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFFBFF, and analogous partners are #FFBFDB and #FFE3BF.