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#BDAAB8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BDAAB8

With the hex code #BDAAB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AABDAF, 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 9.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green170
Blue184

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #BDAAB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDAAB8.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDAAB8.
9.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDAAB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDAAB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAEB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB0B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFABAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDAAB8?

With the hex code #BDAAB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDAAB8?

Use black text. Black on #BDAAB8 has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDAAB8?

Its complementary colour is #AABDAF, and analogous partners are #B8AABD and #BDAAAF.