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#CDACBF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACBF

#CDACBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCDBA (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green172
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #CDACBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACBF.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACBF.
10.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDACBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB2C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ACB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACBF?

#CDACBF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACBF?

Use black text. Black on #CDACBF has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACBF?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDBA, and analogous partners are #CBACCD and #CDACAF.