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#BFAECA closest to Pastel Lilac

#BFAECA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(191, 174, 202)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 21% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BFAECA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.12:1.

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Variations of #BFAECA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFAECA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFAECA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFAECA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB4C9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB3CB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B2CB
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB4C9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3B2C9
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB1B7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFAFC2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B2BA

#BFAECA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#BFAECA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.12:1 Very good#BFAECA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFAECA in CSS

/* Pastel Lilac */
.color { color: #BFAECA; }
.background { background-color: #BFAECA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFAECA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 174 202);
color: hsl(276 21% 74%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.043 312.2);

#BFAECA FAQ

What color is #BFAECA?

#BFAECA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFAECA?

#BFAECA is rgb(191, 174, 202) in RGB, hsl(276, 21%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFAECA?

The complementary color of #BFAECA is #B9CAAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFAECA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFAECA: 10.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFAECA a warm or cool color?

#BFAECA is a cool color.