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#CAB7CC

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CAB7CC

#CAB7CC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 72% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9CCB7 (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 11.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green183
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #CAB7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAB7CC.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CAB7CC.
11.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAB7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAB7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BECB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBB9BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAB7CC?

#CAB7CC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 72% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CAB7CC?

Use black text. Black on #CAB7CC has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAB7CC?

Its complementary colour is #B9CCB7, and analogous partners are #BFB7CC and #CCB7C4.