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#BCACBE

Thistle · light cool pink

About #BCACBE

#BCACBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEBEAC (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green172
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BCACBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCACBE.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCACBE.
9.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCACBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB0BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDADB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCACBE?

#BCACBE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCACBE?

Use black text. Black on #BCACBE has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCACBE?

Its complementary colour is #AEBEAC, and analogous partners are #B3ACBE and #BEACB7.