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#BDAAB7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BDAAB7

#BDAAB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 67% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AABDB0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BDAAB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green170
Blue183

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #BDAAB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDAAB7.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDAAB7.
9.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDAAB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDAAB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAEB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB0B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFAAAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDAAB7?

#BDAAB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 67% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDAAB7?

Use black text. Black on #BDAAB7 has a contrast ratio of 9.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDAAB7?

Its complementary colour is #AABDB0, and analogous partners are #BAAABD and #BDAAAD.