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#CBB2C4

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBB2C4

#CBB2C4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2CBB9 (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 10.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green178
Blue196

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CBB2C4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB2C4.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB2C4.
10.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB2C4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB2C4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B7C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BAC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB3B8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB2C4?

#CBB2C4 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB2C4?

Use black text. Black on #CBB2C4 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB2C4?

Its complementary colour is #B2CBB9, and analogous partners are #C5B2CB and #CBB2B8.