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#CDA2BA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDA2BA

#CDA2BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 64% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2CDB5 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green162
Blue186

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #CDA2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BA.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BA.
9.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDA2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDA2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4AABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB1B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3A2AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDA2BA?

#CDA2BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 64% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDA2BA?

Use black text. Black on #CDA2BA has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDA2BA?

Its complementary colour is #A2CDB5, and analogous partners are #CBA2CD and #CDA2A4.