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#BDA1BE

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BDA1BE

With the hex code #BDA1BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 63% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BEA1, a 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 9.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green161
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #BDA1BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BDA1BE.
2.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BDA1BE.
9.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA1BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA1BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA8BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5ABBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFA3AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA1BE?

With the hex code #BDA1BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 63% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA1BE?

Use black text. Black on #BDA1BE has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA1BE?

Its complementary colour is #A2BEA1, and analogous partners are #AFA1BE and #BEA1B1.