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#C0ABBF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C0ABBF

#C0ABBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABC0AC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C0ABBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green171
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #C0ABBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C0ABBF.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C0ABBF.
9.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0ABBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0ABBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB0C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2ACB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0ABBF?

#C0ABBF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C0ABBF?

Use black text. Black on #C0ABBF has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0ABBF?

Its complementary colour is #ABC0AC, and analogous partners are #B7ABC0 and #C0ABB4.