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#CDA2BD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDA2BD

#CDA2BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 64% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.3), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2CDB2 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green162
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #CDA2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BD.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BD.
9.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDA2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDA2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4AABE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB1BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2A2AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDA2BD?

#CDA2BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 64% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDA2BD?

Use black text. Black on #CDA2BD has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDA2BD?

Its complementary colour is #A2CDB2, and analogous partners are #C7A2CD and #CDA2A8.