Close to Cotton Candy
#FDC5EA
#FDC5EA is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 77.3% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 93% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FDC5EA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.46:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.46:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDC5EA as they’d see it.
#FDC5EA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FDC5EA
What color is #FDC5EA?
#FDC5EA is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 77.3% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 93% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDC5EA in RGB?
#FDC5EA is rgb(253, 197, 234): 253 red, 197 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDC5EA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 8, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDC5EA?
PANTONE 243 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDC5EA?
Its complement #AAE2BE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.