Information about Cotton Candy color

#FFBCD9 - Cotton Candy color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FFBCD9, known as "Cotton Candy", is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 188, 217) — 100% red, 73.7% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 15 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FFBCD9 presents itself as a maximally vivid romantic rose — one that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Raspberry (#FFC2D9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4) and Pale Crimson (#FFC2D1).

The recipe behind #FFBCD9 is rgb(255, 188, 217), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FFBCD9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Cotton Candy" in the Register.

Cotton Candy color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Cotton Candy color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9
#FFC9E0

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#FFF1F7

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White

#FFFFFF

Cotton Candy color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9
#FF63A7

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#FF0B74

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#B1004C

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#580026

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Black

#000000

Cotton Candy color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9
#F4A1C5

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#E28DB2

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#C981A0

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#A87C8F

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Grey

#808080

Cotton Candy color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9
#FFBCF3

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#EFBCFF

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#D5BCFF

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Cotton Candy color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FFBCD9
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FFBCD9
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9

#BDFBFF
#BDFBFF

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#BDFFC1
#BDFFC1

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#FFC1BD
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#FFBCD9
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9

#FFBDFB
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FFBCD9
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9

#D9FFBD
#D9FFBD

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#BDD9FF
#BDD9FF

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FFBCD9
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9

#FFE2BD
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#BDFFE2
#BDFFE2

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#BDD9FF
#BDD9FF

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FFBCD9
Cotton Candy

#FFBCD9

#FBFFBD
#FBFFBD

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#BDFFE2
#BDFFE2

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#C1BDFF
#C1BDFF

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Nearest named colors to Cotton Candy

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pale Raspberry color link
Pale Raspberry

#FFC2D9

Little Girl Pink color link
Little Girl Pink

#F8B9D4

Pale Crimson color link
Pale Crimson

#FFC2D1

Light Hot Pink color link
Light Hot Pink

#FFB3DE

Aesthetic Pink color link
Aesthetic Pink

#F4BFD4

Pastel Rose color link
Pastel Rose

#F6B8D0

Tracy Lynn Pink color link
Tracy Lynn Pink

#FEC2E5

Powder Pink color link
Powder Pink

#FFB2D0

Bright Pastel Pink color link
Bright Pastel Pink

#F6B2D7

Bubble Gum color link
Bubble Gum

#FFC1CC

Pink color link
Pink

#FFC0CB

Lavender Pink color link
Lavender Pink

#FBAED2

Cotton Candy color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#FFBCD9 - Cotton Candy color image Cotton Candy color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#FFBCD9 - Cotton Candy color image Cotton Candy color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#FFBCD9 - Cotton Candy color image Cotton Candy color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFBCD9
  • RGB255, 188, 217
  • CMYK0, 26, 15, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 188, 217)
  • HSL334°, 100%, 87%
  • HSL Precise334.03°, 100%, 86.863%
  • HSV334°, 26%, 100%
  • HSB334°, 26%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.737, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.737, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.737, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFBCD9
  • DECIMAL ID16760025
  • Name Length12
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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