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#BA96AE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BA96AE

With the hex code #BA96AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 59% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #96BAA2, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green150
Blue174

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #BA96AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA96AE.
2.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA96AE.
8.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BA96AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BA96AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#979DAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9FA2AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BE979E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BA96AE?

With the hex code #BA96AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 59% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BA96AE?

Use black text. Black on #BA96AE has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BA96AE?

Its complementary colour is #96BAA2, and analogous partners are #B496BA and #BA969C.