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#BDA8BB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BDA8BB

#BDA8BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 66% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8BDAA (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green168
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #BDA8BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDA8BB.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDA8BB.
9.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA8BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA8BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7ADBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACAFBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFA9AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA8BB?

#BDA8BB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 66% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA8BB?

Use black text. Black on #BDA8BB has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA8BB?

Its complementary colour is #A8BDAA, and analogous partners are #B5A8BD and #BDA8B0.