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#CDACC6

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDACC6

#CDACC6 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCDB3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue198

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #CDACC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC6.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDACC6.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB3C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B7C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0ADB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACC6?

#CDACC6 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACC6?

Use black text. Black on #CDACC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACC6?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDB3, and analogous partners are #C4ACCD and #CDACB5.