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#CABACC

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CABACC

#CABACC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 73% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCCCBA (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 11.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green186
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #CABACC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CABACC.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CABACC.
11.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CABACC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC0CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBBBC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABACC?

#CABACC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 73% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CABACC?

Use black text. Black on #CABACC has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABACC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCCBA, and analogous partners are #C1BACC and #CCBAC5.