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#CAADBA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAADBA

With the hex code #CAADBA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCABD, 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 10.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green173
Blue186

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #CAADBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAADBA.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAADBA.
10.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAADBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB2BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B6B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFACB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAADBA?

With the hex code #CAADBA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAADBA?

Use black text. Black on #CAADBA has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAADBA?

Its complementary colour is #ADCABD, and analogous partners are #CAADC9 and #CAAFAD.