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#CBABC0

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBABC0

#CBABC0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABCBB6 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBABC0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green171
Blue192

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CBABC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBABC0.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBABC0.
10.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBABC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBABC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB1C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBABC0?

#CBABC0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBABC0?

Use black text. Black on #CBABC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBABC0?

Its complementary colour is #ABCBB6, and analogous partners are #C6ABCB and #CBABB0.