Nearest-color comparison

Flamingo Pink vs Salmon Pink

Flamingo Pink and Salmon Pink are different pink and red colors with HEX values #FC8EAC and #FF91A4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.1, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Flamingo Pink and Salmon Pink are very close colors. Salmon Pink is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Flamingo Pink#FC8EAC

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Flamingo Pink and Salmon Pink across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance9.1

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0117

Hue delta6 deg

Lighter colorSalmon Pink

More saturatedSalmon Pink

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Flamingo Pink

Flamingo Pink is #FC8EAC, a warm pink color with pastel character. Compared with Salmon Pink, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FC8EAC RGB252, 142, 172 HSL344, 95, 77 CMYK0, 44, 32, 1 Luminance0.4302 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Salmon Pink

Salmon Pink is #FF91A4, a warm red color with pastel character. Compared with Flamingo Pink, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FF91A4 RGB255, 145, 164 HSL350, 100, 78 CMYK0, 43, 36, 0 Luminance0.4419 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Flamingo Pink or Salmon Pink

Choose Flamingo PinkFlamingo Pink is better when the design needs pastel pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FC8EAC.

Choose Salmon PinkSalmon Pink is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF91A4.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyFlamingo PinkSalmon Pink

HEX#FC8EAC#FF91A4

RGB252, 142, 172255, 145, 164

HSL344, 95, 77350, 100, 78

CMYK0, 44, 32, 10, 43, 36, 0

FamilyPinkRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

TonePastelPastel

Luminance0.43020.4419

Black contrast9.6:19.84:1

White contrast2.19:12.13:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Flamingo Pinkblack text - 9.6:1

Salmon Pinkblack text - 9.84:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Flamingo Pink#FC8EAC

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

#FEE6ED#FEE6ED

#FFEBEE#FFEBEE

#8DFCDE#8DFCDE

#8FFFEC#8FFFEC

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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    },
    "description": "Salmon Pink is #FF91A4, a warm red color with pastel character. Compared with Flamingo Pink, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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Differences

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    "lightness": 1
  },
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  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
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  ],
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  "moreSaturatedColor": "Salmon Pink"
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Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Flamingo Pink",
      "background": "#FC8EAC",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.6
    },
    {
      "color": "Salmon Pink",
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      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.84
    }
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Salmon Pink is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF91A4.",
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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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