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#C6ACBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C6ACBB

#C6ACBB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACC6B7 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C6ACBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green172
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #C6ACBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C6ACBB.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C6ACBB.
10.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6ACBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6ACBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB1BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B4BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAACB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6ACBB?

#C6ACBB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 67% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C6ACBB?

Use black text. Black on #C6ACBB has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6ACBB?

Its complementary colour is #ACC6B7, and analogous partners are #C4ACC6 and #C6ACAE.