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#CAAEC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CAAEC2

With the hex code #CAAEC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECAB6, 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 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green174
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #CAAEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAAEC2.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAAEC2.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB4C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B7C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDAFB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAEC2?

With the hex code #CAAEC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAEC2?

Use black text. Black on #CAAEC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAEC2?

Its complementary colour is #AECAB6, and analogous partners are #C4AECA and #CAAEB4.