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#CCB3BE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CCB3BE

With the hex code #CCB3BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3CCC1, 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 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green179
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #CCB3BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB3BE.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB3BE.
10.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB3BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB3BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B7BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABBBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B3B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB3BE?

With the hex code #CCB3BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB3BE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB3BE has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB3BE?

Its complementary colour is #B3CCC1, and analogous partners are #CCB3CB and #CCB4B3.