ColorXprez

#BFAAB7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFAAB7

#BFAAB7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AABFB2 (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 — 9.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red191
Green170
Blue183

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BFAAB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAAB7.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAAB7.
9.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFAAB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFAAB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABAEB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB1B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2AAAE

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAAB7?

#BFAAB7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAAB7?

Use black text. Black on #BFAAB7 has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAAB7?

Its complementary colour is #AABFB2, and analogous partners are #BDAABF and #BFAAAC.