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#BE9CBC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE9CBC

With the hex code #BE9CBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 61% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9CBE9E, 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 8.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green156
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #BE9CBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE9CBC.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE9CBC.
8.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE9CBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE9CBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9AA4BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A8BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C19EA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE9CBC?

With the hex code #BE9CBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 61% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BE9CBC?

Use black text. Black on #BE9CBC has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE9CBC?

Its complementary colour is #9CBE9E, and analogous partners are #AF9CBE and #BE9CAB.