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#BCA6BB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BCA6BB

#BCA6BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 65% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A6BCA7 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green166
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #BCA6BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCA6BB.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCA6BB.
9.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA6BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA6BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5ABBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAAEBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEA7AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA6BB?

#BCA6BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 65% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA6BB?

Use black text. Black on #BCA6BB has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA6BB?

Its complementary colour is #A6BCA7, and analogous partners are #B2A6BC and #BCA6B0.