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#C8ABBF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C8ABBF

#C8ABBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABC8B4 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green171
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #C8ABBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C8ABBF.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C8ABBF.
10.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ABBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ABBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB1C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ABBF?

#C8ABBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ABBF?

Use black text. Black on #C8ABBF has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ABBF?

Its complementary colour is #ABC8B4, and analogous partners are #C2ABC8 and #C8ABB1.