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#FFCBC2

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #FFCBC2

#FFCBC2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 5.7), with Melon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2F6FF (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green203
Blue194

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.7
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 6.8
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #FFCBC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FFCBC2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #FFCBC2.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFCBC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFCBC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D1C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DBC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC5C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFCBC2?

#FFCBC2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFCBC2?

Use black text. Black on #FFCBC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFCBC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2F6FF, and analogous partners are #FFC2D8 and #FFEAC2.