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#CCB2CA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CCB2CA

#CCB2CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2CCB4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCB2CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green178
Blue202

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #CCB2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB2CA.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB2CA.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B8CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BBC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB4BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB2CA?

#CCB2CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB2CA?

Use black text. Black on #CCB2CA has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB2CA?

Its complementary colour is #B2CCB4, and analogous partners are #C1B2CC and #CCB2BD.