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#CDACC1

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACC1

With the hex code #CDACC1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCDB8, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green172
Blue193

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CDACC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC1.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC1.
10.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B7C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ACB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACC1?

With the hex code #CDACC1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACC1?

Use black text. Black on #CDACC1 has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACC1?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDB8, and analogous partners are #C9ACCD and #CDACB1.