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#BFAABD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFAABD

#BFAABD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AABFAC (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 — 9.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green170
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #BFAABD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAABD.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAABD.
9.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFAABD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9AFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB1BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1ABB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAABD?

#BFAABD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAABD?

Use black text. Black on #BFAABD has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAABD?

Its complementary colour is #AABFAC, and analogous partners are #B6AABF and #BFAAB3.