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#CDACBD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACBD

#CDACBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCDBC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green172
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CDACBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACBD.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACBD.
10.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDACBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB2BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACBD?

#CDACBD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACBD?

Use black text. Black on #CDACBD has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACBD?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDBC, and analogous partners are #CCACCD and #CDACAD.