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#CBB0C8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBB0C8

With the hex code #CBB0C8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% 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 5.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0CBB3, 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 10.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green176
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #CBB0C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB0C8.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB0C8.
10.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB0C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB0C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB6C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B9C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDB2B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB0C8?

With the hex code #CBB0C8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB0C8?

Use black text. Black on #CBB0C8 has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB0C8?

Its complementary colour is #B0CBB3, and analogous partners are #C1B0CB and #CBB0BB.