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#A67B96

Lilac · medium warm pink

About #A67B96

#A67B96 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 48% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Lilac and Rose Gold (ΔE 15.8), with Rose Gold the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7BA68B (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.89:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red166
Green123
Blue150

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.8
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 17.1
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 18.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A67B96

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A67B96.
3.56:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A67B96.
5.89:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A67B96 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A67B96
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7D8497
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#878A95
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AB7B84

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A67B96?

#A67B96 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 48% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #A67B96?

Use black text. Black on #A67B96 has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A67B96?

Its complementary colour is #7BA68B, and analogous partners are #A07BA6 and #A67B81.