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#CDACB7

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACB7

#CDACB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.5); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCDC2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green172
Blue183

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CDACB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACB7.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACB7.
10.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB1B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B7B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ABB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACB7?

#CDACB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACB7?

Use black text. Black on #CDACB7 has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACB7?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDC2, and analogous partners are #CDACC8 and #CDB2AC.