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#BEABBF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #BEABBF

With the hex code #BEABBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACBFAB, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green171
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #BEABBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BEABBF.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BEABBF.
9.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEABBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAFC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFADB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEABBF?

With the hex code #BEABBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEABBF?

Use black text. Black on #BEABBF has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEABBF?

Its complementary colour is #ACBFAB, and analogous partners are #B4ABBF and #BFABB6.