Nearest-color comparison
Lotus Pink #F4A7B9 vs Light Pink #FFB6C1: RGB distance 20.2 and contrast 1.15:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Lotus Pink and Light Pink are very close, with an RGB distance of 20.2. Light Pink is lighter by 0.082, and Light Pink is more saturated by 22 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.15:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Lotus Pink and Light Pink across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Lotus Pink is #F4A7B9, a warm red with hue 346°, saturation 78% and luminance 0.5037. Beside Light Pink, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.07:1.
red color
Light Pink is #FFB6C1, a warm red with hue 351°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.5857. Beside Lotus Pink, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 12.71:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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{
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182,
193
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86
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"description": "Light Pink is #FFB6C1, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Lotus Pink, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"safeText": [
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"foreground": "#000000",
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"chooseFirstWhen": "Lotus Pink is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4A7B9.",
"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."
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"summary": "Lotus Pink and Light Pink are different red colors with HEX values #F4A7B9 and #FFB6C1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 20.2, their contrast ratio is 1.15:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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