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#BCA0BA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BCA0BA

With the hex code #BCA0BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 63% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0BCA2, 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 8.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green160
Blue186

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 18.7

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

Text on #BCA0BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCA0BA.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCA0BA.
8.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA0BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA0BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA6BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5AAB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEA2A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA0BA?

With the hex code #BCA0BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 63% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA0BA?

Use black text. Black on #BCA0BA has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA0BA?

Its complementary colour is #A0BCA2, and analogous partners are #B0A0BC and #BCA0AC.