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#BE8DA5

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE8DA5

#BE8DA5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 55% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.5), with Old Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8DBEA6 (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 — 7.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green141
Blue165

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.5
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 15.7
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #BE8DA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8DA5.
2.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8DA5.
7.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE8DA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE8DA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9196A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9C9EA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C58C95

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE8DA5?

#BE8DA5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 55% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE8DA5?

Use black text. Black on #BE8DA5 has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE8DA5?

Its complementary colour is #8DBEA6, and analogous partners are #BE8DBD and #BE8E8D.