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#CAB2CE

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CAB2CE

#CAB2CE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 70% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.0), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6CEB2 (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 10.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green178
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #CAB2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAB2CE.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAB2CE.
10.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAB2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAB2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBB4BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAB2CE?

#CAB2CE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 70% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CAB2CE?

Use black text. Black on #CAB2CE has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAB2CE?

Its complementary colour is #B6CEB2, and analogous partners are #BCB2CE and #CEB2C4.