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#BEA0BD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BEA0BD

#BEA0BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 63% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A0BEA1 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEA0BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green160
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #BEA0BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEA0BD.
2.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEA0BD.
8.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA0BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA0BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EA7BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5ABBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A2AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA0BD?

#BEA0BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 63% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA0BD?

Use black text. Black on #BEA0BD has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA0BD?

Its complementary colour is #A0BEA1, and analogous partners are #B0A0BE and #BEA0AE.