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#BCA7BC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BCA7BC

With the hex code #BCA7BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 65% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7BCA7, 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 9.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green167
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #BCA7BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCA7BC.
2.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCA7BC.
9.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA7BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA7BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6ACBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAAEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDA9AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA7BC?

With the hex code #BCA7BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 65% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA7BC?

Use black text. Black on #BCA7BC has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA7BC?

Its complementary colour is #A7BCA7, and analogous partners are #B2A7BC and #BCA7B2.