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#CDA2BE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDA2BE

#CDA2BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 64% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2CDB1 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDA2BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green162
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #CDA2BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BE.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDA2BE.
9.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDA2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDA2BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3ABBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB1BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2A3AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDA2BE?

#CDA2BE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 64% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDA2BE?

Use black text. Black on #CDA2BE has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDA2BE?

Its complementary colour is #A2CDB1, and analogous partners are #C7A2CD and #CDA2A8.