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#BEABB4

Silver · light warm pink

About #BEABB4

#BEABB4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABBEB5 (silver), 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 9.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green171
Blue180

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #BEABB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEABB4.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEABB4.
9.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEABB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEABB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACAEB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B1B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ABAE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEABB4?

#BEABB4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEABB4?

Use black text. Black on #BEABB4 has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEABB4?

Its complementary colour is #ABBEB5, and analogous partners are #BEABBE and #BEABAB.