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#CBA5BF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CBA5BF

#CBA5BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 65% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5CBB1 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green165
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CBA5BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA5BF.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA5BF.
9.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBA5BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBA5BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6ADC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0A6AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBA5BF?

#CBA5BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 65% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBA5BF?

Use black text. Black on #CBA5BF has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBA5BF?

Its complementary colour is #A5CBB1, and analogous partners are #C4A5CB and #CBA5AC.