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#C2ADBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C2ADBB

#C2ADBB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 68% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADC2B4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2ADBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red194
Green173
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #C2ADBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C2ADBB.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C2ADBB.
9.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2ADBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2ADBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB1BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B4BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5ADB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2ADBB?

#C2ADBB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 68% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2ADBB?

Use black text. Black on #C2ADBB has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2ADBB?

Its complementary colour is #ADC2B4, and analogous partners are #BEADC2 and #C2ADB0.