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#BDA2B4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BDA2B4

With the hex code #BDA2B4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BDAB, 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 8.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green162
Blue180

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #BDA2B4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDA2B4.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDA2B4.
8.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2B4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2B4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A7B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ABB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A2A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2B4?

With the hex code #BDA2B4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2B4?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2B4 has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2B4?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDAB, and analogous partners are #B9A2BD and #BDA2A7.