Thistle

#bc99ae

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Thistle sits in the pink band, mid and muted. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #bc99ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc99ae

RGB188, 153, 174

HSL324, 21%, 67%

HSV324, 19%, 74%

CMYK0%, 19%, 7%, 26%

Lab66.92, 16.55, -6.0

XYZ39.77, 36.53, 45.0

Decimal12360110

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone522 C

Shades of thistle

#b0869f #a37490 #966281 #835671 #704a61 #5d3d51 #4b3140 #382530 #251820 #120c10

Tints of thistle

#c2a2b5 #c8abbc #ceb4c4 #d4bdcb #dac7d2 #e0d0d9 #e6d9e1 #ece2e8 #f2ebef #f8f4f6

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#99bca7 Analogous#b999bc Analogous#bc999d Triadic#aebc99 Triadic#99aebc Split complementary#9dbc99 Split complementary#99bcb9

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 7, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc99ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 19 7 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 10 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #bc99ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc99ae; }
.text { color: #bc99ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc99ae; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc99ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc99ae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc99ae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc99ae and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bc99ae is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.