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#BFADBA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #BFADBA

#BFADBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADBFB2 (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 9.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green173
Blue186

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #BFADBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFADBA.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BFADBA.
9.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFADBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB1BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B3B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1AEB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFADBA?

#BFADBA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFADBA?

Use black text. Black on #BFADBA has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFADBA?

Its complementary colour is #ADBFB2, and analogous partners are #BBADBF and #BFADB1.