#BE86BA
Wisteria · light warm pink
About #BE86BA
With the hex code #BE86BA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 53% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #86BE8A, a matcha shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #BE86BA?
With the hex code #BE86BA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 53% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BE86BA?
Use black text. Black on #BE86BA has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BE86BA?
Its complementary colour is #86BE8A, and analogous partners are #A686BE and #BE869E.