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#BEABB7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BEABB7

#BEABB7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABBEB2 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green171
Blue183

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BEABB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BEABB7.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BEABB7.
9.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEABB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEABB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACAFB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B1B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ABAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEABB7?

#BEABB7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEABB7?

Use black text. Black on #BEABB7 has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEABB7?

Its complementary colour is #ABBEB2, and analogous partners are #BCABBE and #BEABAD.