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#BDAABF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #BDAABF

#BDAABF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACBFAA (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 — 9.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green170
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #BDAABF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDAABF.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BDAABF.
9.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDAABF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8AFC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACB1BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEACB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDAABF?

#BDAABF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDAABF?

Use black text. Black on #BDAABF has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDAABF?

Its complementary colour is #ACBFAA, and analogous partners are #B3AABF and #BFAAB6.