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#BCADBF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #BCADBF

With the hex code #BCADBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0BFAD, 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 — 9.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green173
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #BCADBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCADBF.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BCADBF.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCADBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB1C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDAFB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCADBF?

With the hex code #BCADBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 68% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCADBF?

Use black text. Black on #BCADBF has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCADBF?

Its complementary colour is #B0BFAD, and analogous partners are #B3ADBF and #BFADB9.