#CDA8CA
Lilac · light warm pink
About #CDA8CA
#CDA8CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 66% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 3.0); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A8CDAB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDA8CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDA8CA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDA8CA?
#CDA8CA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 66% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDA8CA?
Use black text. Black on #CDA8CA has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDA8CA?
Its complementary colour is #A8CDAB, and analogous partners are #BEA8CD and #CDA8B8.