#CCB1BF
Thistle · light warm pink
About #CCB1BF
#CCB1BF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1CCBE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CCB1BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCB1BF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CCB1BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCB1BF?
#CCB1BF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CCB1BF?
Use black text. Black on #CCB1BF has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCB1BF?
Its complementary colour is #B1CCBE, and analogous partners are #CCB1CC and #CCB1B2.