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#BAA6BC

Thistle · light cool pink

About #BAA6BC

With the hex code #BAA6BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 65% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8BCA6, a light 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 9.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green166
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #BAA6BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BAA6BC.
2.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BAA6BC.
9.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAA6BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAA6BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4ABBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ADBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBA8AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAA6BC?

With the hex code #BAA6BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 65% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAA6BC?

Use black text. Black on #BAA6BC has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAA6BC?

Its complementary colour is #A8BCA6, and analogous partners are #AFA6BC and #BCA6B3.