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#CBB0C2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBB0C2

With the hex code #CBB0C2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0CBB9, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green176
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #CBB0C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB0C2.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB0C2.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB0C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB0C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B5C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B9C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB1B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB0C2?

With the hex code #CBB0C2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB0C2?

Use black text. Black on #CBB0C2 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB0C2?

Its complementary colour is #B0CBB9, and analogous partners are #C7B0CB and #CBB0B5.