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#BFACB8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFACB8

#BFACB8 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, 10% 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 #ACBFB3 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green172
Blue184

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BFACB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFACB8.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFACB8.
9.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFACB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFACB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB0B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B2B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2ACB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFACB8?

#BFACB8 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, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFACB8?

Use black text. Black on #BFACB8 has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFACB8?

Its complementary colour is #ACBFB3, and analogous partners are #BCACBF and #BFACAE.