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#CDABC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDABC2

With the hex code #CDABC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABCDB6, 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 10.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green171
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #CDABC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDABC2.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDABC2.
10.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDABC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDABC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB2C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B6C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ACB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDABC2?

With the hex code #CDABC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDABC2?

Use black text. Black on #CDABC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDABC2?

Its complementary colour is #ABCDB6, and analogous partners are #C7ABCD and #CDABB1.