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#BFA6B2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFA6B2

#BFA6B2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 65% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.7), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A6BFB3 (light 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 9.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green166
Blue178

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BFA6B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFA6B2.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFA6B2.
9.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFA6B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFA6B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8AAB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADAEB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A6AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFA6B2?

#BFA6B2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 65% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFA6B2?

Use black text. Black on #BFA6B2 has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFA6B2?

Its complementary colour is #A6BFB3, and analogous partners are #BFA6BE and #BFA7A6.