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#FFCFC1

Apricot · very light warm pink

About #FFCFC1

#FFCFC1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 7.8), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1F1FF (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green207
Blue193

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 7.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.3
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #FFCFC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #FFCFC1.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #FFCFC1.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFCFC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFCFC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD4C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5DDC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC9CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFCFC1?

#FFCFC1 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFCFC1?

Use black text. Black on #FFCFC1 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFCFC1?

Its complementary colour is #C1F1FF, and analogous partners are #FFC1D2 and #FFEEC1.