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#CDACB8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACB8

With the hex code #CDACB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCDC1, 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 10.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue184

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #CDACB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACB8.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACB8.
10.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB1B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ABB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACB8?

With the hex code #CDACB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACB8?

Use black text. Black on #CDACB8 has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACB8?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDC1, and analogous partners are #CDACC8 and #CDB1AC.