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#BA99AA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BA99AA

#BA99AA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 60% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 12.1); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #99BAA9 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BA99AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green153
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #BA99AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA99AA.
2.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA99AA.
8.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BA99AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BA99AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9B9FAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A4A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BF999F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BA99AA?

#BA99AA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 60% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BA99AA?

Use black text. Black on #BA99AA has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BA99AA?

Its complementary colour is #99BAA9, and analogous partners are #B999BA and #BA999A.