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#CCB7C8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CCB7C8

#CCB7C8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 72% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7CCBB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCB7C8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green183
Blue200

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #CCB7C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB7C8.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB7C8.
11.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB7C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB7C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBEC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB8BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB7C8?

#CCB7C8 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 72% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB7C8?

Use black text. Black on #CCB7C8 has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB7C8?

Its complementary colour is #B7CCBB, and analogous partners are #C6B7CC and #CCB7BD.