Close to Melon
#FABEAD
#FABEAD is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Melon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 74.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 13°, with 89% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FABEAD.
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
1.61:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.03:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.03:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FABEAD as they’d see it.
#FABEAD 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 #FABEAD
What color is #FABEAD?
#FABEAD is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Melon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 74.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 13°, with 89% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FABEAD in RGB?
#FABEAD is rgb(250, 190, 173): 250 red, 190 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FABEAD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 24, 31, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FABEAD?
PANTONE 162 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FABEAD?
Its complement #8AD7EC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.