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#CBB1C8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBB1C8

#CBB1C8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.2), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1CBB4 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green177
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CBB1C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB1C8.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB1C8.
10.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB1C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB1C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B7C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BAC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDB2B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB1C8?

#CBB1C8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB1C8?

Use black text. Black on #CBB1C8 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB1C8?

Its complementary colour is #B1CBB4, and analogous partners are #C1B1CB and #CBB1BB.