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#CAABC0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAABC0

#CAABC0 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABCAB5 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green171
Blue192

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #CAABC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABC0.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABC0.
10.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAABC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAABC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB1C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B5BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABC0?

#CAABC0 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABC0?

Use black text. Black on #CAABC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABC0?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAB5, and analogous partners are #C4ABCA and #CAABB1.