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#BFAAC2

Thistle · light cool pink

About #BFAAC2

With the hex code #BFAAC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADC2AA, 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 9.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green170
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #BFAAC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAAC2.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFAAC2.
9.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFAAC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFAAC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8AFC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACB1C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0ACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFAAC2?

With the hex code #BFAAC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFAAC2?

Use black text. Black on #BFAAC2 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFAAC2?

Its complementary colour is #ADC2AA, and analogous partners are #B3AAC2 and #C2AAB9.