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#CDACC3

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACC3

#CDACC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCDB6 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green172
Blue195

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.8
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #CDACC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC3.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC3.
10.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB3C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B7C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ADB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACC3?

#CDACC3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACC3?

Use black text. Black on #CDACC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACC3?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDB6, and analogous partners are #C7ACCD and #CDACB3.