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#CAABC1

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAABC1

#CAABC1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.4); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABCAB4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CAABC1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green171
Blue193

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #CAABC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABC1.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAABC1.
10.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAABC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAABC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB1C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B5C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABC1?

#CAABC1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABC1?

Use black text. Black on #CAABC1 has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABC1?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAB4, and analogous partners are #C3ABCA and #CAABB1.