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#BFAABC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFAABC

With the hex code #BFAABC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% 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 9.0 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AABFAD, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green170
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #BFAABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAABC.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAABC.
9.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFAABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAEBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB1BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ABB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAABC?

With the hex code #BFAABC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAABC?

Use black text. Black on #BFAABC has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAABC?

Its complementary colour is #AABFAD, and analogous partners are #B7AABF and #BFAAB2.