Pink Screen

What the pink screen shows

This page fills the display with #FFC0CB, the pastel pink known in web colors simply as "pink". Unlike the pure primary colors, it lights all three subpixels: red fully on, green at level 192 and blue at level 203 out of 255. The result is a light, soft color that works as a gentle backdrop and as a light mid-tone.

As a soft backdrop

A display showing pink can sit behind a small object in a photo, or give a soft colored glow in the background of a video call.

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   Open it full screen. The browser toolbars add white and gray around the color, so fullscreen gives an even pink.

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   Keep it close. A screen is a small, weak light source, so its glow fades quickly with distance.

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   Light your face separately. Pink light falling on skin tints it. Use a neutral main light in front of you, and keep the pink screen for the background or an accent.

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   Adjust the brightness. Lower the display's brightness if the pink looks too strong on camera. Your camera's white balance can shift it as well.

As a light mid-tone check

Because all three channels are lit at different levels, uneven areas show up as patches that look more orange, more purple, or grayer than the rest. Look across the full screen from your usual distance. Some unevenness is normal on many displays. For a neutral check, the Gray Screen and the White Screen are the better references; for a strong pink-purple, try the Magenta Screen.

This screen's exact value has its own #FFC0CB color page, with its RGB and HSL values and its contrast against black and white.