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#CAABBD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAABBD

#CAABBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.2), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABCAB8 (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 — 10.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green171
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #CAABBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABBD.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABBD.
10.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAABBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB1BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEABB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABBD?

#CAABBD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABBD?

Use black text. Black on #CAABBD has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABBD?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAB8, and analogous partners are #C7ABCA and #CAABAD.