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#CAA5BD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CAA5BD

#CAA5BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 65% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5CAB2 (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 — 9.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green165
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #CAA5BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAA5BD.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAA5BD.
9.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAA5BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAA5BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6ACBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFA6AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAA5BD?

#CAA5BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 65% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAA5BD?

Use black text. Black on #CAA5BD has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAA5BD?

Its complementary colour is #A5CAB2, and analogous partners are #C4A5CA and #CAA5AB.