Nearest-color comparison

Melon vs Light Pink

Melon and Light Pink are different red colors with HEX values #FDBCB4 and #FFB6C1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.5, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Melon and Light Pink are very close colors. Melon 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

Melon#FDBCB4

Light Pink#FFB6C1

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance14.5

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0157

Hue delta344 deg

Lighter colorMelon

More saturatedLight Pink

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Melon

Melon is #FDBCB4, a warm red color with pastel character. Compared with Light Pink, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FDBCB4 RGB253, 188, 180 HSL7, 95, 85 CMYK0, 26, 29, 1 Luminance0.6014 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 Melon, it is darker and more saturated. 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 Melon or Light Pink

Choose MelonMelon is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FDBCB4.

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

PropertyMelonLight Pink

HEX#FDBCB4#FFB6C1

RGB253, 188, 180255, 182, 193

HSL7, 95, 85351, 100, 86

CMYK0, 26, 29, 10, 29, 24, 0

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

TonePastelLight, Pastel

Luminance0.60140.5857

Black contrast13.03:112.71:1

White contrast1.61:11.65:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Melonblack text - 13.03:1

Light Pinkblack text - 12.71:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Melon#FDBCB4

Light Pink#FFB6C1

White#FFFFFF

#B4F5FD#B4F5FD

#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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    "name": "Melon",
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    "rgb": [
      253,
      188,
      180
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    "hsl": [
      7,
      95,
      85
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      26,
      29,
      1
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.6014,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 13.03,
      "white": 1.61
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
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      "AAA": [
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        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.03
    },
    "description": "Melon is #FDBCB4, a warm red color with pastel character. Compared with Light Pink, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/melon/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "light-pink",
    "name": "Light Pink",
    "hex": "#FFB6C1",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      182,
      193
    ],
    "hsl": [
      351,
      100,
      86
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      29,
      24,
      0
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5857,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 12.71,
      "white": 1.65
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
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      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.71
    },
    "description": "Light Pink is #FFB6C1, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Melon, it is darker and more saturated. 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/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-pink.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 14.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 344,
    "saturation": 5,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0157,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Melon",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Light Pink"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Melon",
      "background": "#FDBCB4",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.03
    },
    {
      "color": "Light Pink",
      "background": "#FFB6C1",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.71
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Melon is better when the design needs pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FDBCB4.",
  "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/compare/melon-vs-light-pink.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-pink.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Melon and Light Pink are different red colors with HEX values #FDBCB4 and #FFB6C1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.5, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "slug": "light-pink",
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      "description": "Light Pink is #FFB6C1, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Melon, it is darker and more saturated. 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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