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#BE9DBC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE9DBC

#BE9DBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 62% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9DBE9F (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green157
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #BE9DBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE9DBC.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE9DBC.
8.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE9DBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE9DBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA5BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A9BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C19FA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE9DBC?

#BE9DBC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 62% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE9DBC?

Use black text. Black on #BE9DBC has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE9DBC?

Its complementary colour is #9DBE9F, and analogous partners are #B09DBE and #BE9DAC.