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#C896AF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C896AF

With the hex code #C896AF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 59% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #96C8AF, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green150
Blue175

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.2
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #C896AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C896AF.
2.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C896AF.
8.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C896AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C896AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9A9FB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A7AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CF959E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C896AF?

With the hex code #C896AF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 59% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C896AF?

Use black text. Black on #C896AF has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C896AF?

Its complementary colour is #96C8AF, and analogous partners are #C896C8 and #C89696.