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#BE8DAA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE8DAA

With the hex code #BE8DAA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 55% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8DBEA1, a 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 7.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green141
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.7
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 18.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #BE8DAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8DAA.
2.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8DAA.
7.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE8DAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE8DAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F97AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9B9EA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C48D97

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE8DAA?

With the hex code #BE8DAA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 55% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BE8DAA?

Use black text. Black on #BE8DAA has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE8DAA?

Its complementary colour is #8DBEA1, and analogous partners are #BA8DBE and #BE8D92.