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#BFAAB2

Silver · light warm pink

About #BFAAB2

#BFAAB2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.9); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AABFB7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BFAAB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green170
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #BFAAB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFAAB2.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFAAB2.
9.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFAAB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFAAB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACADB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B1B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A9AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAAB2?

#BFAAB2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAAB2?

Use black text. Black on #BFAAB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAAB2?

Its complementary colour is #AABFB7, and analogous partners are #BFAABD and #BFACAA.