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#C8ABB4

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #C8ABB4

#C8ABB4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 67% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 10.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABC8BF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C8ABB4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green171
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #C8ABB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ABB4.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ABB4.
9.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ABB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ABB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB0B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B4B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDAAAE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ABB4?

#C8ABB4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 67% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ABB4?

Use black text. Black on #C8ABB4 has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ABB4?

Its complementary colour is #ABC8BF, and analogous partners are #C8ABC3 and #C8B0AB.