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#CDA2BC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDA2BC

With the hex code #CDA2BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2CDB3, 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 9.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green162
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #CDA2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BC.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BC.
9.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDA2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDA2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4AABD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB1BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3A2AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDA2BC?

With the hex code #CDA2BC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDA2BC?

Use black text. Black on #CDA2BC has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDA2BC?

Its complementary colour is #A2CDB3, and analogous partners are #C9A2CD and #CDA2A6.