#CBB1BA
Thistle · light warm pink
About #CBB1BA
#CBB1BA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1CBC2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBB1BA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBB1BA?
#CBB1BA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBB1BA?
Use black text. Black on #CBB1BA has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBB1BA?
Its complementary colour is #B1CBC2, and analogous partners are #CBB1C7 and #CBB5B1.