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#CAABB7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAABB7

#CAABB7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.2), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABCABE (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 — 10.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green171
Blue183

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CAABB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABB7.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABB7.
10.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAABB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAABB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB0B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B5B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAAAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABB7?

#CAABB7 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABB7?

Use black text. Black on #CAABB7 has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABB7?

Its complementary colour is #ABCABE, and analogous partners are #CAABC6 and #CAAEAB.