#FFC5E4
Bubblegum · very light warm pink
About #FFC5E4
#FFC5E4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 77% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 10.8); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5FFE0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFC5E4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.36:1 (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 #FFC5E4?
#FFC5E4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 77% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFC5E4?
Use black text. Black on #FFC5E4 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFC5E4?
Its complementary colour is #C5FFE0, and analogous partners are #FDC5FF and #FFC5C7.