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#CDACC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACC2

#CDACC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.2), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCDB7 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #CDACC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC2.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC2.
10.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB2C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B7C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ADB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACC2?

#CDACC2 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACC2?

Use black text. Black on #CDACC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACC2?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDB7, and analogous partners are #C8ACCD and #CDACB2.