Close to Cotton Candy
#FDC8EA
#FDC8EA is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 78.4% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 322°, with 93% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FDC8EA.
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.
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14.63:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.63:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDC8EA as they’d see it.
#FDC8EA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FDC8EA
What color is #FDC8EA?
#FDC8EA is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 78.4% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 322°, with 93% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDC8EA in RGB?
#FDC8EA is rgb(253, 200, 234): 253 red, 200 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDC8EA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 8, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDC8EA?
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 #FDC8EA?
Its complement #AFE3C2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.