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#BB96A7

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BB96A7

With the hex code #BB96A7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 59% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #96BBAA, a light 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 — 8.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green150
Blue167

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #BB96A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB96A7.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB96A7.
8.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BB96A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BB96A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#999DA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1A2A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1959C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BB96A7?

With the hex code #BB96A7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 59% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BB96A7?

Use black text. Black on #BB96A7 has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BB96A7?

Its complementary colour is #96BBAA, and analogous partners are #BB96BA and #BB9796.