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#C2ADBC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C2ADBC

With the hex code #C2ADBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADC2B3, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green173
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #C2ADBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C2ADBC.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C2ADBC.
10.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2ADBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2ADBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB1BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5AEB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2ADBC?

With the hex code #C2ADBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2ADBC?

Use black text. Black on #C2ADBC has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2ADBC?

Its complementary colour is #ADC2B3, and analogous partners are #BDADC2 and #C2ADB1.