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#CAABB6

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAABB6

With the hex code #CAABB6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABCABF, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green171
Blue182

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CAABB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABB6.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABB6.
10.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAABB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAABB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB0B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B5B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAAAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABB6?

With the hex code #CAABB6, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABB6?

Use black text. Black on #CAABB6 has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABB6?

Its complementary colour is #ABCABF, and analogous partners are #CAABC5 and #CAAFAB.