Nearest-color comparison

Cherry Blossom vs Light Pink

Cherry Blossom and Light Pink are different red colors with HEX values #FFB7C5 and #FFB6C1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4.1, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cherry Blossom and Light Pink are very close colors. Cherry Blossom is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cherry Blossom#FFB7C5

Light Pink#FFB6C1

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cherry Blossom and Light Pink across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance4.1

Pair contrast1.01:1

Luminance delta0.0059

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorCherry Blossom

More saturatedCherry Blossom

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom is #FFB7C5, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Light Pink, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFB7C5 RGB255, 183, 197 HSL348, 100, 86 CMYK0, 28, 23, 0 Luminance0.5916 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Light Pink

Light Pink is #FFB6C1, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Cherry Blossom, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFB6C1 RGB255, 182, 193 HSL351, 100, 86 CMYK0, 29, 24, 0 Luminance0.5857 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cherry Blossom or Light Pink

Choose Cherry BlossomCherry Blossom is better when the design needs light and pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFB7C5.

Choose Light PinkLight Pink is better when the design needs light and pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFB6C1.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCherry BlossomLight Pink

HEX#FFB7C5#FFB6C1

RGB255, 183, 197255, 182, 193

HSL348, 100, 86351, 100, 86

CMYK0, 28, 23, 00, 29, 24, 0

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLight, PastelLight, Pastel

Luminance0.59160.5857

Black contrast12.83:112.71:1

White contrast1.64:11.65:1

Shared tonesLight, Pastel

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Cherry Blossomblack text - 12.83:1

Light Pinkblack text - 12.71:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Sakura Pink#FFB7C5

Light Pink#FFB6C1

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFF1#B8FFF1

#B8FFF4#B8FFF4

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cherry-blossom/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "light-pink",
    "name": "Light Pink",
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      "ratio": 12.71
    },
    "description": "Light Pink is #FFB6C1, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Cherry Blossom, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/light-pink/",
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.01,
  "hslDelta": {
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    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0059,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cherry Blossom",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cherry Blossom"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.01,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cherry Blossom",
      "background": "#FFB7C5",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.83
    },
    {
      "color": "Light Pink",
      "background": "#FFB6C1",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.71
    }
  ]
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Light Pink is better when the design needs light and pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFB6C1.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-pink.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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