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#C896AB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C896AB

#C896AB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 59% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.3); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #96C8B3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C896AB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green150
Blue171

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 15.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #C896AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C896AB.
2.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C896AB.
8.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C896AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C896AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9B9FAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A7AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0959D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C896AB?

#C896AB is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 59% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C896AB?

Use black text. Black on #C896AB has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C896AB?

Its complementary colour is #96C8B3, and analogous partners are #C896C4 and #C89A96.