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#BFA8BB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFA8BB

With the hex code #BFA8BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 66% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8BFAC, 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 — 9.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green168
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #BFA8BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFA8BB.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFA8BB.
9.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFA8BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFA8BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8ADBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACB0BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1A9AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFA8BB?

With the hex code #BFA8BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 66% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFA8BB?

Use black text. Black on #BFA8BB has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFA8BB?

Its complementary colour is #A8BFAC, and analogous partners are #B8A8BF and #BFA8AF.