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#CAABC9

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CAABC9

#CAABC9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABCAAC (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 — 10.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green171
Blue201

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #CAABC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAABC9.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAABC9.
10.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAABC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAABC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B2CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B6C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCADB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABC9?

#CAABC9 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABC9?

Use black text. Black on #CAABC9 has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABC9?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAAC, and analogous partners are #BBABCA and #CAABB9.