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#CBBCC8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBBCC8

With the hex code #CBBCC8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCBBF, 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 11.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green188
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CBBCC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBBCC8.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBBCC8.
11.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBBCC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBBCC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBFC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC1C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDBDC0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBBCC8?

With the hex code #CBBCC8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBBCC8?

Use black text. Black on #CBBCC8 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBBCC8?

Its complementary colour is #BCCBBF, and analogous partners are #C6BCCB and #CBBCC1.