Nearest-color comparison

Pink vs Sakura Pink

Pink and Sakura Pink are different red colors with HEX values #FFC0CB and #FFB7C5. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.8, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pink and Sakura Pink are very close colors. Pink is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Pink#FFC0CB

Sakura Pink#FFB7C5

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance10.8

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.0411

Hue delta2 deg

Lighter colorPink

More saturatedPink

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Pink

Pink is #FFC0CB, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Sakura Pink, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFC0CB RGB255, 192, 203 HSL350, 100, 88 CMYK0, 25, 20, 0 Luminance0.6327 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Sakura Pink

Sakura Pink is #FFB7C5, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Pink, it is darker 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

When to Use Pink or Sakura Pink

Choose PinkPink is better when the design needs light and pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFC0CB.

Choose Sakura PinkSakura Pink is better when the design needs light and pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFB7C5.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPinkSakura Pink

HEX#FFC0CB#FFB7C5

RGB255, 192, 203255, 183, 197

HSL350, 100, 88348, 100, 86

CMYK0, 25, 20, 00, 28, 23, 0

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLight, PastelLight, Pastel

Luminance0.63270.5916

Black contrast13.65:112.83:1

White contrast1.54:11.64:1

Shared tonesLight, Pastel

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pinkblack text - 13.65:1

Sakura Pinkblack text - 12.83:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Pink#FFC0CB

Sakura Pink#FFB7C5

White#FFFFFF

#C2FFF5#C2FFF5

#B8FFF1#B8FFF1

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": "Sakura Pink is #FFB7C5, a warm red color with light and pastel character. Compared with Pink, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sakura-pink/",
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 2,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0411,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Pink",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pink"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Pink",
      "background": "#FFC0CB",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.65
    },
    {
      "color": "Sakura Pink",
      "background": "#FFB7C5",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.83
    }
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Sakura Pink is better when the design needs light and pastel red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFB7C5.",
  "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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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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