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#CDACBE

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACBE

With the hex code #CDACBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCDBB, 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 10.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue190

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #CDACBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACBE.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACBE.
10.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDACBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACBE?

With the hex code #CDACBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACBE?

Use black text. Black on #CDACBE has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACBE?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDBB, and analogous partners are #CBACCD and #CDACAE.