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#BAA0BF

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BAA0BF

With the hex code #BAA0BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 63% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5BFA0, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green160
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #BAA0BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BAA0BF.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BAA0BF.
8.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAA0BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAA0BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9DA7C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A9BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBA3AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAA0BF?

With the hex code #BAA0BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 63% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAA0BF?

Use black text. Black on #BAA0BF has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAA0BF?

Its complementary colour is #A5BFA0, and analogous partners are #ABA0BF and #BFA0B5.