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#BFA8BF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFA8BF

#BFA8BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 66% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8BFA8 (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 — 9.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green168
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #BFA8BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFA8BF.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFA8BF.
9.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFA8BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFA8BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7ADC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB0BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1AAB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFA8BF?

#BFA8BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 66% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFA8BF?

Use black text. Black on #BFA8BF has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFA8BF?

Its complementary colour is #A8BFA8, and analogous partners are #B3A8BF and #BFA8B3.