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#FFCAC2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #FFCAC2

With the hex code #FFCAC2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 79% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Melon. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2F7FF, a powder blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green202
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.3
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 6.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #FFCAC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FFCAC2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FFCAC2.
14.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFCAC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFCAC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D0C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1DAC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC4C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFCAC2?

With the hex code #FFCAC2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 79% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFCAC2?

Use black text. Black on #FFCAC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFCAC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2F7FF, and analogous partners are #FFC2D9 and #FFE9C2.