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#CAABBC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAABBC

With the hex code #CAABBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABCAB9, 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 10.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green171
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #CAABBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABBC.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABBC.
10.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAABBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB1BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEABB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABBC?

With the hex code #CAABBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABBC?

Use black text. Black on #CAABBC has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABBC?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAB9, and analogous partners are #C8ABCA and #CAABAD.